Best Elementary 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 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)
220174001360	41	Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Cougar Drive	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4827	768	38	20.3	33.6%	564 (73.4%)	66 (8.6%)	33 (4.3%)	26 (3.4%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.8%)	$12,041							91.8	89.9	60	19
220027001870	42	Stockwell Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	5801 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5820	594	29	20.7	44.6%	335 (56.4%)	144 (24.2%)	54 (9.1%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.2%)	$13,969							91.7	92.4	37	5
220003000012	43	Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1448 Old Evangeline Highway	Evangeline	70537	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1368	150	14	10.4	58.7%	138 (92.0%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$15,754							91.7	84.5	93	50
220009000463	44	Oak Grove Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17550 Old Jefferson Hwy	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6750	664	43	15.4	38.1%	460 (69.3%)	67 (10.1%)	91 (13.7%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$14,117							91.7	91.2	45	1
220174001342	45	Dularge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	621 Dularge Road	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4809	298	19	16	73.8%	149 (50.0%)	74 (24.8%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.4%)	$13,973							91.7	88.8	62	17
220165002329	46	Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	Public	3-6	133 Pine Creek Drive	Madisonville	70447	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 792-0156	1,505	70	21.3	21.1%	1,287 (85.5%)	69 (4.6%)	84 (5.6%)	21 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.8%)	$11,191							91.7	92.7	36	10
220129001062	47	J.B. Nachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 Wakefield Blvd	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7725	565	29	19.4	74.9%	251 (44.4%)	224 (39.6%)	42 (7.4%)	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$12,241							91.5	84.3	96	49
220165001535	48	Lake Harbor Middle School	Public	4-6	1700 Viola Street	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 674-4440	602	29	20.7	23.9%	475 (78.9%)	47 (7.8%)	46 (7.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	$14,742							91.4	91.1	47	1
220009002076	49	Prairieville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40228 Parker Road	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-7400	845	45	18.5	38.0%	574 (67.9%)	131 (15.5%)	91 (10.8%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	$12,601							91	90.5	55	6
220023102392	50	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Savoy Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 374-1209	1,878	94	19.9	39.3%	1,401 (74.6%)	215 (11.4%)	111 (5.9%)	46 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.2%)	$9,752							90.9	91.5	44	6

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.