Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 675)	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)
220102000770	181	Seventh Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24495 Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5815	385	20	19.5	54.0%	264 (68.6%)	57 (14.8%)	46 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$12,708							74	69	233	52
220174001370	182	Upper Little Caillou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4824 Hwy. 56	Chauvin	70344	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4838	360	17	20.5	73.3%	254 (70.6%)	26 (7.2%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.1%)	$13,481							73.8	48.2	402	220
220180001401	183	Jesse Owens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Thirteenth Street	Gueydan	70542	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 536-6541	203	15	13.7	70.0%	178 (87.7%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$14,328							73.7	73.7	190	7
220180001568	184	Rene A. Rost Middle School	Public	4-8	112 West Sixth Street	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-8545	413	21	19.2	68.8%	312 (75.5%)	56 (13.6%)	20 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$12,526							73.7	54.7	354	170
220033000217	185	Bell City High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7161 Highway 14 East	Bell City	70630	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4500	819	48	16.9	42.7%	708 (86.4%)	36 (4.4%)	37 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$14,054							73.6	67.8	246	61
220141002338	186	Lacoste Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Missouri Street	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-5747	709	41	17.2	54.3%	378 (53.3%)	155 (21.9%)	105 (14.8%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.1%)	$13,006							73.6	64.6	276	90
220138001108	187	Ebarb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5340 Hwy. 482	Noble	71462	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-9402	254	17	14.5	70.5%	40 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.7%)	$13,539							73	72.2	197	10
220069000084	188	South Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Highway 1241	Dry Prong	71423	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 641-1882	486	22	21.7	61.3%	430 (88.5%)	29 (6.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$12,559							73	68.1	241	53
220183001414	189	Parkway Elementary School	Public	1-4	3585 University Parkway	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-3363	706	30	23.2	15.9%	320 (45.3%)	126 (17.8%)	171 (24.2%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	65 (9.2%)	$12,891							72.9	82	121	68
220054000411	190	Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5660 Park Forest	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-5615	539	24	22.5	67.7%	154 (28.6%)	275 (51.0%)	28 (5.2%)	56 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$14,428							72.8	77	166	24

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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