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)
220150001169	341	Sixth Ward Elementary School	Public	4-6	3245 Valcour Aime Street	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4640	290	25	11.8	72.8%	49 (16.9%)	232 (80.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,252							53.5	73.8	189	152
220159001228	342	St. Martinville Primary School	Public	2-5	716 N. Main Street	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 394-6254	498	28	17.8	77.1%	141 (28.3%)	313 (62.9%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$13,593							53.4	46	419	77
220069000504	343	Verda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2580 Highway 122	Montgomery	71454	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 646-3146	233	17	13.7	75.5%	197 (84.5%)	23 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$14,821							53.2	49.8	384	41
220132001529	344	Red River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ashland Road	Coushatta	71019	Red River Parish	Red River Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 932-9290	631	38	16.8	98.1%	236 (37.4%)	348 (55.2%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	$21,919							53	51.6	372	28
220174001335	345	Bayou Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4449 Bayou Black Drive	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4802	177	11	16.1	58.8%	108 (61.0%)	37 (20.9%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	$14,445							52.9	66	263	82
220072002078	346	Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3116 East Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6120	465	25	18.7	76.8%	126 (27.1%)	248 (53.3%)	45 (9.7%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$12,871							52.8	47.1	413	67
220111002359	347	Beekman Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15190 AM Baker Road	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-1743	1,020	61	16.7	1.9%	782 (76.7%)	190 (18.6%)	17 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$13,696							52.7	52.9	366	19
220153002004	348	Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3328 Hwy 51	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-2003	754	42	17.9	28.2%	23 (3.1%)	523 (69.4%)	191 (25.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$20,693							52.7	38	462	114
220072000532	349	Pesson Addition Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	619 Broussard Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9907	415	21	19.5	84.1%	40 (9.6%)	336 (81.0%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$11,943							52.6	47.1	412	63
220186001427	350	Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30341 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-2881	763	35	21.6	45.2%	638 (83.6%)	97 (12.7%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$12,065							52.5	62.5	300	50

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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.