Best Middle 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 449)	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)
220084001812	371	Lucille Cherbonnier School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Dandelion Drive	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 431-9740	294	20	14.8	72.4%	48 (16.3%)	185 (62.9%)	44 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$20,136							21.4	9.9	423	52
220156001190	372	Lawtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 School Rd.	Lawtell	70550	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2315	646	30	21.5	73.4%	177 (27.4%)	401 (62.1%)	50 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$11,717							21.1	37.8	292	80
220021502348	373	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1517 Stateman Rd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 418-4222	301	25	12.2	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	300 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,851							21	36.7	302	71
220189001455	374	Webster Junior High School	Public	6-8	700 East Union	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 377-3847	519	27	18.9	49.7%	183 (35.3%)	301 (58.0%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$13,698							20.9	19.9	374
220028400944	375	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 St. Roch Avenue	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 872-9257	421	29	14.5	84.1%	2 (0.5%)	375 (89.1%)	42 (10.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,623							20.5	13.9	406	31
220066000486	376	Fort Necessity School	Public	PK, KG-8	10630 Highway 562	Fort Necessity	71243	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 723-4793	321	18	17.5	77.9%	197 (61.4%)	115 (35.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,063							20.5	17.2	394	18
220054000388	377	Jefferson Terrace Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 Upton Drive	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 293-3210	744	36	20.6	78.1%	55 (7.4%)	494 (66.4%)	171 (23.0%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	$13,512							19.8	7.8	436	59
220028002430	378	Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed	Public, Charter	6-8	5316 Michoud Blvd	New Orleans	70129	Orleans Parish	Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0470	227	17	13.6	67.8%	1 (0.4%)	112 (49.3%)	82 (36.1%)	31 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,142							19.7	24.1	359	19
220120001009	379	Riser Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Price Drive	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-0567	469	27	17.1	82.5%	142 (30.3%)	224 (47.8%)	79 (16.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$14,266							18.9	29.5	342	37
220129001039	380	Alexandria Middle Magnet School	Public	5-8	122 Maryland Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-5343	608	30	20.2	93.6%	50 (8.2%)	536 (88.2%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$13,070							18.8	30.5	339	41

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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.