Best High 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 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)
220015602270	271	International High School of New Orleans	Public, Charter	9-12	727 Carondelet Street	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	Voices for International Business & Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 613-5703	411	28	14.6	53.8%	29 (7.1%)	213 (51.8%)	149 (36.3%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$16,891							19.2	27.5	238	33
220168010414	272	Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	28528 Highway 190	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 893-6292	180	5	36.3	38.3%	61 (33.9%)	98 (54.4%)	14 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	$15,989							18.6	0.9	318	46
220087000686	273	Northside High School	Public	9-12	301 Dunand Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7990	655	41	15.9	83.4%	15 (2.3%)	617 (94.2%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$14,250							17.7	31.7	225	48
220066000490	274	Franklin Parish High School	Public	9-12	1600 Glover Drive	Winnsboro	71295	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5676	792	54	14.6	71.1%	385 (48.6%)	383 (48.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$14,558							16.6	18.4	263	11
220156001204	275	Opelousas Senior High School	Public	9-12	1014 Judson Walsh Drive	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-5634	840	40	20.8	77.4%	60 (7.1%)	741 (88.2%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,495							16.6	13.7	271	4
220078000555	276	Jonesboro-Hodge High School	Public	9-12	225 Pershing Highway	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-4138	228	21	10.7	71.5%	68 (29.8%)	154 (67.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$18,534							16.5	11.2	279	3
220153001500	277	West St. John High School	Public	8-12	480 LA Hwy 3127	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3271	200	33	6.1	50.5%	0 (0.0%)	195 (97.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$23,720							16.2	12	277
220030000197	278	Southwood High School	Public	9-12	9000 Walker Road	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-9512	1,308	69	18.9	67.8%	165 (12.6%)	1,084 (82.9%)	34 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.9%)	$12,653							15.5	10.7	283	5
220054000365	279	Northeast High School	Public	7-12	13700 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.	Pride	70770	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-5808	387	28	13.6	80.4%	35 (9.0%)	325 (84.0%)	18 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$19,796							15.4	19.1	259	20
220075000550	280	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							15.2	15.9	265	15

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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.