Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the LEAP test scores by the Louisiana Dept of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 449)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
220135001106	311	Start Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	883 Charleston Street	Start	71279	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2074	318	18	17.6	55.7%	229 (72.0%)	78 (24.5%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,820							33.1	15.4	400	89
220201001486	312	Winnfield Middle School	Public	5-8	685 Thomas Mill Road	Winnfield	71483	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-2765	345	22	15.6	73.3%	181 (52.5%)	150 (43.5%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,470							33	44.2	259	53
220129001055	313	Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	3100 Jones Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-6241	415	32	13.1	94.9%	9 (2.2%)	400 (96.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,402							32.7	27.4	348	35
220153001836	314	West St. John Elementary School (K-7)	Public	PK, KG-7	2555 La Hwy. 18	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3347	238	21	11.4	44.1%	0 (0.0%)	236 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,141							31.5	40.2	282	32
220168001902	315	Hammond Eastside Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	45050 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-8481	1,343	77	17.3	68.4%	529 (39.4%)	625 (46.5%)	91 (6.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.8%)	$12,066							30.8	39.4	286	29
220075000550	316	White Castle High School	Public	7-12	32695 Graham Street	White Castle	70788	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 545-3621	324	36	8.9	81.5%	45 (13.9%)	269 (83.0%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,883							30.8	23.9	363	47
220030802465	317	Red River Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1869 Saint Jean Street	Mansura	71350	Avoyelles Parish	Red River Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 409-4015	177	10	17.7	98.3%	63 (35.6%)	109 (61.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,866							30.8	16	398	81
220084000622	318	Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 Jefferson Highway	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-8201	666	36	18.6	61.0%	124 (18.6%)	261 (39.2%)	248 (37.2%)	19 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$16,460							30.7	37.9	291	27
220030001917	319	Donnie Bickham Middle School	Public	4-8	7240 Old Mooringsport Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 929-4106	907	47	19.3	60.7%	502 (55.3%)	295 (32.5%)	78 (8.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	$13,907							30.4	24	362	43
220084000638	320	Young Audiences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1407 Virgil Street	Gretna	70113	Orleans Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 717-1200	1,073	65	16.5	84.6%	160 (14.9%)	700 (65.2%)	177 (16.5%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.0%)	$13,321							30.3	27.7	347	27

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Mathematics, LEAP English Language Arts test scores released by the Louisiana Dept of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Louisiana Dept of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Louisiana Dept of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.