Best High Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220002302402	161	Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 771-3490	395	0		68.6%	169 (42.8%)	173 (43.8%)	17 (4.3%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								54	64.7	115	46
220129001051	162	Glenmora High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1414 7th Street	Glenmora	71433	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 748-8145	639	41	15.7	78.4%	384 (60.1%)	92 (14.4%)	142 (22.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$14,190							54	62	126	36
220027000132	163	Plain Dealing High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 East Vance Street	Plain Dealing	71064	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 759-2700	301	33	9.1	78.7%	156 (51.8%)	130 (43.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$25,606							53.9	42.2	195	32
220165001274	164	Covington High School	Public	9-12	73030 Lion Drive	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 892-3422	1,660	82	20.2	46.3%	1,142 (68.8%)	305 (18.4%)	160 (9.6%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.3%)	$13,433							53.7	52.3	164
220141001125	165	Chalmette High School	Public	9-12	1100 East Judge Perez Dr.	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-2600	2,334	131	17.7	61.5%	1,066 (45.7%)	688 (29.5%)	405 (17.4%)	76 (3.3%)	18 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (3.4%)	$13,294							53.3	57.7	141	24
220165001287	166	Pearl River High School	Public	9-12	39110 Rebel Lane	Pearl River	70452	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 863-2591	830	45	18.3	55.3%	648 (78.1%)	65 (7.8%)	87 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	$14,524							53.2	35.4	213	47
220114000834	167	Natchitoches Central High School	Public	9-12	6513 Hwy. 1 South Bypass	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 352-2211	1,245	82	15.2	94.4%	457 (36.7%)	685 (55.0%)	39 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.1%)	$14,510							52.6	66	110	57
220045000315	168	Summerfield High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4200 Highway 9	Summerfield	71079	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-3621	294	17	17.2	61.2%	186 (63.3%)	98 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,616							52.5	38.3	205	37
220189001436	169	Doyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	376 College St	Doyline	71023	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 745-3673	454	23	19.5	44.3%	332 (73.1%)	72 (15.9%)	30 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,547							52	59.9	134	35
220006000029	170	Oakdale High School	Public	8-12	101 North 13th Street	Oakdale	71463	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 335-2338	322	23	14.3	60.9%	205 (63.7%)	95 (29.5%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$15,343							50.5	53	161	9

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.