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)
220084002419	201	Jefferson RISE Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3645 Lapalco Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 328-9799	716	59	12.1	78.9%	215 (30.0%)	382 (53.4%)	94 (13.1%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$16,916							42.2	36.4	209	8
220072000525	202	Westgate High School	Public	9-12	2305 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 365-2431	993	51	19.5	76.9%	276 (27.8%)	576 (58.0%)	38 (3.8%)	62 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	$12,270							42.2	55.3	155	47
220168001319	203	Ponchatoula High School	Public	9-12	19452 Highway 22 East	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 386-3514	2,262	104	21.7	50.6%	1,222 (54.0%)	709 (31.3%)	179 (7.9%)	13 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	133 (5.9%)	$10,561							41.8	41.4	197	6
220087000668	204	Carencro High School	Public	9-12	721 West Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7960	1,096	59	18.6	68.7%	274 (25.0%)	686 (62.6%)	102 (9.3%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.4%)	$11,652							41.8	45	187	17
220021000090	205	Arcadia High School	Public	6-12	967 Daniel Street	Arcadia	71001	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 263-2264	252	27	9.2	82.9%	14 (5.6%)	223 (88.5%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$24,628							41.5	29.5	231	26
220003000006	206	Crowley High School	Public	9-12	263 Hensgens Road	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5313	536	41	12.9	76.1%	217 (40.5%)	247 (46.1%)	46 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$13,639							40.5	30	229	23
220174001346	207	Ellender Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3012 Patriot Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4813	868	40	21.4	62.8%	210 (24.2%)	262 (30.2%)	207 (23.8%)	12 (1.4%)	98 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.0%)	$11,299							40.1	47	181	26
220159001219	208	Breaux Bridge High School	Public	9-12	1015 Breaux Bridge High School	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 332-3131	851	33	25.4	62.5%	398 (46.8%)	398 (46.8%)	27 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$10,965							39.5	38.2	206	2
220192001464	209	Port Allen High School	Public	9-12	3553 Rosedale Road	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 383-1107	457	37	12.2	84.2%	103 (22.5%)	308 (67.4%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,088							38.9	47.6	179	30
220003000016	210	Midland High School	Public	8-12	735 South Crocker	Midland	70559	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-3310	314	19	16.5	61.5%	280 (89.2%)	18 (5.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$14,467							37.1	69	89	121

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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.