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)
220180001695	171	Gueydan High School	Public	6-12	901 Main Street	Gueydan	70542	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 536-6938	216	22	9.7	63.4%	195 (90.3%)	13 (6.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,127							50.3	58.7	137	34
220129001064	172	Oak Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7362 Highway 112	Elmer	71424	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 793-2014	759	56	13.6	64.3%	687 (90.5%)	6 (0.8%)	26 (3.4%)	14 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$13,573							50.2	58	138	34
220063000470	173	Basile High School	Public	5-12	2835 2nd Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-5012	448	30	14.7	55.1%	329 (73.4%)	76 (17.0%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$12,385							50.1	61.6	127	46
220138001108	174	Ebarb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5340 Hwy. 482	Noble	71462	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-9402	246	21	11.7	61.4%	43 (17.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.4%)	$13,539							49.9	57.9	139	35
220138001116	175	Pleasant Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2601 W 2nd Street	Pleasant Hill	71065	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 796-3670	220	23	9.4	76.8%	103 (46.8%)	90 (40.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$15,959							49.9	68.4	96	79
220016002327	176	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	425 O Bannon Street	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 227-3810	943	75	12.5	74.3%	211 (22.4%)	260 (27.6%)	402 (42.6%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.5%)	$14,167							49.9	49.2	172	4
220084000642	177	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	240 Riverdale Drive	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 833-7288	1,325	68	19.5	47.5%	411 (31.0%)	289 (21.8%)	522 (39.4%)	55 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.4%)	$15,363							49.8	54.4	157	20
220029400911	178	Edna Karr High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4400 General Meyer Ave	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Edna Karr High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7135	1,131	75	15	78.0%	8 (0.7%)	1,009 (89.2%)	52 (4.6%)	8 (0.7%)	36 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.5%)	$12,840							49.7	38.5	203	25
220087000660	179	Acadiana High School	Public	9-12	315 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7950	1,835	95	19.4	57.5%	712 (38.8%)	660 (36.0%)	370 (20.2%)	30 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.3%)	$10,739							49.4	59.2	136	43
220123001026	180	Phoenix High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12700 Hwy 23	Braithwaite	70040	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6466	215	27	7.8	76.3%	4 (1.9%)	202 (94.0%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,020							48.9	72.4	69	111

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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.