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)
220084000600	331	J.C. Ellis School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Brockenbraugh Court	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 833-7254	613	46	13.2	49.1%	175 (28.5%)	139 (22.7%)	252 (41.1%)	35 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$17,394							55.1	60.7	308	23
220102000772	332	Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25190 Blood River Road	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 294-3398	585	31	18.6	79.7%	429 (73.3%)	100 (17.1%)	25 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.6%)	$12,189							55	60.7	309	23
220174001349	333	Gibson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6357 S. Bayou Black Drive	Gibson	70356	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4816	162	10	16.2	79.0%	62 (38.3%)	67 (41.4%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.9%)	$17,405							54.8	59.5	319	14
220168001300	334	Chesbrough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	68495 Highway 1054	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-6377	391	22	17.8	75.2%	183 (46.8%)	173 (44.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$14,488							54.8	43.8	436	102
220087000670	335	Katharine Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 St. DePorres Avenue	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7650	646	38	17	68.6%	219 (33.9%)	287 (44.4%)	100 (15.5%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	$12,198							54.2	57.8	332	3
220144001144	336	Luling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	904 Sugarhouse Road	Luling	70070	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 785-6086	734	55	13.3	68.1%	159 (21.7%)	430 (58.6%)	93 (12.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.3%)	$22,422							54.1	44.7	428	92
220129001048	337	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Prescott Road	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-1987	579	33	17.6	85.0%	170 (29.4%)	277 (47.8%)	69 (11.9%)	31 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$13,078							54.1	49.7	385	48
220051000623	338	Mansfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1915 McArthur Dr	Mansfield	71052	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 872-1772	570	36	15.6	78.4%	32 (5.6%)	492 (86.3%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$19,874							53.9	48.3	400	62
220060000468	339	Slaughter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3170 Church Street	Slaughter	70777	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-4527	482	30	16	56.6%	335 (69.5%)	126 (26.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$13,798							53.8	57.2	340	1
220063000473	340	Chataignier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5762 Vine Street	Chataignier	70524	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 885-3173	402	22	18.2	75.1%	189 (47.0%)	182 (45.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$13,296							53.8	44.8	426	86

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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.