Best Middle 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 449)	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)
220156000191	51	Arnaudville Middle School	Public	5-8	120 West Railroad Ave.	Arnaudville	70512	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 754-5320	177	12	14.8	68.9%	105 (59.3%)	66 (37.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$14,898							84.9	69	137	86
220165000589	52	Fontainebleau Junior High School	Public	7-8	100 Hurricane Alley	Mandeville	70471	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 875-7501	877	47	18.7	36.8%	638 (72.7%)	110 (12.5%)	88 (10.0%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	$13,659							84.6	76.8	93	41
220174001359	53	Montegut Middle School	Public	5-8	138 Dolphin Drive	Montegut	70377	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 594-5886	500	24	20.8	53.2%	303 (60.6%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (20.0%)	$11,553							84.4	86.6	48	5
220027000842	54	Benton Middle School	Public	6-8	6136 Highway 3	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5250	850	40	21.5	33.8%	626 (73.6%)	133 (15.6%)	51 (6.0%)	15 (1.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	$11,465							84.3	85.3	51	3
220120001564	55	Good Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Good Hope Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-9693	602	34	17.9	53.0%	440 (73.1%)	119 (19.8%)	19 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$12,259							84.3	82.3	63	8
220165001686	56	L.P. Monteleone Junior High School	Public	7-8	63000 Blue Marlin Drive	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 951-8088	422	30	14.1	36.0%	275 (65.2%)	52 (12.3%)	63 (14.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$15,779							84	80.4	73	17
220087000695	57	Youngsville Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Church Street	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7940	646	33	19.6	48.9%	428 (66.3%)	133 (20.6%)	29 (4.5%)	23 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	$11,398							83.8	72.9	113	56
220003900406	58	Northwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	5200 East Central Avenue	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-9201	912	49	18.8	56.3%	304 (33.3%)	531 (58.2%)	27 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	$12,594							83.7	87.6	43	15
220120001004	59	Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3604 Highway 557	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 325-4331	187	14	13.7	55.6%	179 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,097							83.6	86.8	47	12
220033000247	60	W. W. Lewis Middle School	Public	6-8	1752 Cypress	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4700	777	57	13.5	49.3%	585 (75.3%)	77 (9.9%)	75 (9.7%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.3%)	$14,813							83.3	77.6	84	24

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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