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)
220033001674	121	Gillis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Topsy Road	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4550	691	46	14.9	50.4%	556 (80.5%)	54 (7.8%)	46 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$14,296							81.4	69.3	230	109
220180001391	122	Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19635 Columbus Road	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 642-9100	254	19	13.2	55.5%	241 (94.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,130							81.3	86	76	46
220174001356	123	Lisa Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6639 Lisa Park Avenue	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 876-1055	578	28	20.6	61.2%	283 (49.0%)	154 (26.6%)	46 (8.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.7%)	$12,459							81.3	76.7	169	46
220063000480	124	W. W. Stewart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1032 Belton Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-6412	288	16	18.3	49.7%	215 (74.7%)	37 (12.8%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$13,646							81.3	83.6	98	26
220099001983	125	Choudrant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Walker Road	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 768-4106	591	28	21.3	47.0%	533 (90.2%)	19 (3.2%)	26 (4.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,477							80.9	85.2	82	43
220028501620	126	Audubon Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	428 Broadway Avenue	New Orleans	70118	Orleans Parish	Audubon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7100	862	55	15.5	40.7%	325 (37.7%)	364 (42.2%)	72 (8.4%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	80 (9.3%)	$12,006							80.8	83	105	21
220003000015	127	Mermentau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	405 Church Street	Mermentau	70556	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1943	146	10	15.3	60.3%	121 (82.9%)	14 (9.6%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$15,432							80.8	81.5	126	1
220051002064	128	North DeSoto Upper Elementary School	Public	2-5	2535 Highway 171	Stonewall	71078	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 925-1610	808	37	21.7	33.7%	569 (70.4%)	154 (19.1%)	42 (5.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)	$13,880							80.6	79.3	145	17
220102000766	129	Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35194 Old Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-6702	544	28	19.4	66.9%	416 (76.5%)	57 (10.5%)	54 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$14,047							80.6	79.2	147	18
220162001262	130	Wyandotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Glenwood Avenue	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-0724	346	20	16.9	68.2%	113 (32.7%)	89 (25.7%)	112 (32.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$14,414							80.6	62.5	299	169

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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.