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)
220183001405	31	Anacoco High School	Public	7-12	4740 Port Arthur Avenue	Anacoco	71403	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 239-3039	318	26	12.2	55.0%	282 (88.7%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$15,189							84.7	93.7	5	26
220165001285	32	Mandeville High School	Public	9-12	#1 Skipper Drive	Mandeville	70471	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 626-5225	2,188	137	15.9	23.3%	1,756 (80.3%)	162 (7.4%)	177 (8.1%)	37 (1.7%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.2%)	$12,108							84.4	83.4	29	3
220180001661	33	North Vermilion High School	Public	9-12	11609 LA Highway 699	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 898-1491	847	44	19.2	43.3%	709 (83.7%)	69 (8.1%)	32 (3.8%)	13 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$10,539							84.3	84.9	22	11
220039000293	34	South Cameron High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	753 Oak Grove Highway	Grand Chenier	70643	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 542-4628	156	28	5.5	51.3%	143 (91.7%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								84.2	71.9	73	39
220084002506	35	Jefferson Virtual High School	Public	9-12	4400 Jefferson Highway	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 484-4000	122	17	7.3	55.7%	36 (29.5%)	49 (40.2%)	18 (14.8%)	9 (7.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	$21,758							83.7	71.4	77	42
220048000322	36	Monterey High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5920 Highway 129	Monterey	71354	Concordia Parish	Concordia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 386-2214	407	36	11.2	62.9%	389 (95.6%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,569							83.7	84.4	25	11
220087002442	37	Southside High School	Public	9-12	312 Almonaster Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7600	1,891	82	23	35.7%	1,269 (67.1%)	384 (20.3%)	91 (4.8%)	60 (3.2%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (4.2%)	$9,680							82.9	86.8	18	19
220198001476	38	West Feliciana High School	Public	9-12	8604 U.S. Hwy. 61	Saint Francisville	70775	West Feliciana Parish	West Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 635-4561	615	41	14.9	40.8%	382 (62.1%)	201 (32.7%)	13 (2.1%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$20,245							82.9	84.2	27	11
220102000762	39	French Settlement High School	Public	7-12	15875 LA Highway 16	French Settlement	70733	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 698-3561	481	35	13.8	54.9%	443 (92.1%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$12,382							82.8	79.1	37	2
220027000117	40	Benton High School	Public	8-12	449 Fairburn Avenue	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2580	1,568	88	17.7	30.3%	1,169 (74.6%)	214 (13.6%)	99 (6.3%)	24 (1.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (3.3%)	$11,815							82.5	81	34	6

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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.