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)
220108000789	571	Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 Orange Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-4245	369	21	17.5	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	360 (97.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,675							19.2	32.9	507	64
220027000129	572	Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4312 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5640	431	31	13.9	87.5%	51 (11.8%)	221 (51.3%)	148 (34.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,522							19.1	18.5	622	50
220054000398	573	Melrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1348 Valcour St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-2353	330	17	19.3	94.2%	1 (0.3%)	303 (91.8%)	20 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,920							18.6	25.3	565	8
220054000399	574	Merrydale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Rio Street	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-0346	274	15	18.1	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	260 (94.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$17,543							18.6	7	706	132
220030002336	575	J. S. Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 Hearne Avenue	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 425-8742	447	23	19.4	91.1%	10 (2.2%)	429 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$16,926							18.4	13.3	667	92
220138001116	576	Pleasant Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2601 W 2nd Street	Pleasant Hill	71065	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 796-3670	237	20	12.1	71.7%	106 (44.7%)	102 (43.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$15,959							18.2	15.3	650	74
220168001900	577	Hammond Westside Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Westpark Avenue	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-7233	1,072	68	15.8	73.2%	279 (26.0%)	585 (54.6%)	145 (13.5%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.8%)	$13,156							18.2	14.7	656	79
220087000672	578	J.W. Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	711 East Willow Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7680	477	32	14.8	93.3%	8 (1.7%)	448 (93.9%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$13,993							18.2	26.8	552	26
220084000605	579	Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford	Public	PK, KG-8	435 South Jamie Boulevard	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 436-2474	689	35	19.4	79.7%	104 (15.1%)	412 (59.8%)	125 (18.1%)	28 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$16,936							18.1	15.4	648	69
220054010423	580	J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	8600 Elm Grove Garden Drive	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(225) 248-6825	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								18.1			(n/a)

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.