Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 333)	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)
220195001472	121	Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	501 West Main	Oak Grove	71263	West Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 428-2308	480	28	17.1	64.8%	368 (76.7%)	86 (17.9%)	13 (2.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,150							61.8	70	84	37
220183001664	122	Pickering High School	Public	7-12	180 LeBleu Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 537-1555	457	28	16.6	44.4%	259 (56.7%)	65 (14.2%)	62 (13.6%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	53 (11.6%)	$14,293							61.7	56.3	150	28
220033000238	123	Iowa High School	Public	6-12	401 W Miller Ave	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4380	1,096	59	18.4	56.4%	635 (57.9%)	360 (32.8%)	43 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.0%)	$13,659							61.5	64.6	118	5
220014802267	124	Madison Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1555 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 636-5863	581	36	16	74.5%	3 (0.5%)	571 (98.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,587							61.5	61.6	128	4
220087000669	125	O. Comeaux High School	Public	9-12	100 West Bluebird Drive	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7970	1,098	56	19.5	56.4%	482 (43.9%)	479 (43.6%)	77 (7.0%)	24 (2.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.6%)	$11,375							61.3	56.8	146	21
220027000112	126	Airline High School	Public	8-12	2801 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5080	2,021	99	20.3	55.6%	846 (41.9%)	837 (41.4%)	209 (10.3%)	61 (3.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (3.0%)	$11,334							61.2	68.9	90	36
220069000501	127	Grant High School	Public	9-12	17779 Highway 167	Dry Prong	71423	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 899-3331	658	35	18.5	68.2%	546 (83.0%)	78 (11.9%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$12,499							61.2	59.7	135	8
220042000304	128	Sicily Island High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 Falcon Avenue	Sicily Island	71368	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 389-5337	201	17	12.1	64.7%	89 (44.3%)	102 (50.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								61.1	27.9	236	108
220021000092	129	Castor High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	140 Front Street	Castor	71016	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 544-7271	457	41	11.1	51.4%	409 (89.5%)	25 (5.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$17,500							61			(n/a)
220138001107	130	Converse High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Wildcat Drive	Converse	71419	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 567-2673	541	36	15	56.4%	375 (69.3%)	10 (1.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.5%)	$14,135							60.9	63.6	122	8

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.