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)
220183001847	81	Anacoco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4726 Port Arthur Avenue	Anacoco	71403	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-3040	515	28	18.3	54.2%	457 (88.7%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$12,000							86.5	85.9	77	4
220012502090	82	Central Intermediate School	Public	3-5	12636 Sullivan Road	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-1390	1,072	59	18.3	54.5%	735 (68.6%)	197 (18.4%)	95 (8.9%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	$10,819							86.4	88	66	16
220144001148	83	Norco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Fifth Street	Norco	70079	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 764-7079	530	41	12.9	38.7%	380 (71.7%)	59 (11.1%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	$22,100							86.3	82.6	112	29
220165001277	84	Fifth Ward Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	81419 Highway 21	Bush	70431	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 886-3273	430	34	12.8	53.7%	396 (92.1%)	7 (1.6%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$18,586							86.3	81.3	128	44
220087000688	85	Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Rue du Belier	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7790	606	41	14.7	55.3%	288 (47.5%)	223 (36.8%)	65 (10.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	$12,714							86.2	85	85
220090000710	86	North Larose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Richardel Drive	Larose	70373	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 693-3445	236	18	13.1	54.7%	179 (75.8%)	3 (1.3%)	24 (10.2%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	$14,556							86.2	78.2	157	71
220162001235	87	Berwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Texas Street	Berwick	70342	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-8355	484	31	15.7	56.0%	305 (63.0%)	50 (10.3%)	73 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	$13,406							86.2	84.8	89	2
220009002326	88	Sorrento Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	42111 North City Parc Drive	Sorrento	70778	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6900	627	34	18.2	63.2%	266 (42.4%)	274 (43.7%)	54 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$14,298							86.1	75.5	184	96
220087000664	89	Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7620	801	50	16.1	54.4%	409 (51.1%)	123 (15.4%)	162 (20.2%)	63 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (3.9%)	$12,080							86	85	84	5
220072002260	90	Caneview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5301 Hwy 90 Frontage Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6517	537	28	19.2	70.8%	289 (53.8%)	158 (29.4%)	34 (6.3%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$10,569							85.8	71	213	123

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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.