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)
220030000179	261	North Caddo High School	Public	9-12	201 Airport Drive	Vivian	71082	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 375-3258	344	23	14.7	57.6%	188 (54.7%)	133 (38.7%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$19,387							22.4	36.1	210	51
220177001376	262	Union Parish High School	Public	6-12	1126 Marion Hwy	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	Union Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 327-3550	745	52	14.2	52.2%	193 (25.9%)	409 (54.9%)	120 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$14,516							22.2	19.7	255	7
220024000103	263	Bogalusa High School	Public	7-12	100 M.J. Israel Drive	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2180	705	46	15.2	74.5%	119 (16.9%)	536 (76.0%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$21,297							22.1	10	287	24
220084000598	264	John Ehret High School	Public	9-12	4300 Patriot St.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-7651	1,579	61	25.8	66.4%	262 (16.6%)	834 (52.8%)	320 (20.3%)	105 (6.6%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.0%)	$14,852							22	22.1	251	13
220084002478	265	Young Audiences Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Burmaster St.	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-6332	544	29	18.9	71.9%	92 (16.9%)	352 (64.7%)	70 (12.9%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$18,242							21.8	24.6	244	21
220153001488	266	East St. John High School	Public	9-12	#1 Wildcat Drive	Reserve	70084	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 536-4226	1,459	82	17.6	47.7%	144 (9.9%)	1,049 (71.9%)	233 (16.0%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	$19,514							21.6	25.7	242	24
220162001253	267	West St. Mary High School	Public	9-12	18333 Hwy 182 West	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 924-7990	342	13	27	81.0%	51 (14.9%)	253 (74.0%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,149							21.6	33.3	221	46
220168001840	268	Jewel M. Sumner High School	Public	9-12	15841 Highway 440	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 229-8805	426	22	18.9	64.6%	240 (56.3%)	150 (35.2%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$13,727							21.6	27.2	240	28
220129001067	269	Peabody Magnet High School	Public	9-12	2727 Jones Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-3457	760	45	16.8	90.5%	9 (1.2%)	742 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,802							21	7.2	294	25
220054000447	270	Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	15755 Jefferson Highway	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-1200	1,527	80	18.9	62.3%	274 (17.9%)	895 (58.6%)	270 (17.7%)	56 (3.7%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.4%)	$14,467							20.2	21.9	252	18

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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.