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)
220084000657	541	G.T. Woods School	Public	PK, KG-8	1037 31st Street	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-6252	271	21	13	65.3%	6 (2.2%)	114 (42.1%)	145 (53.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,535							23.3	15.6	645	104
220120000990	542	Jack Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3631 Old Sterlington Road	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-4560	587	28	20.6	82.8%	21 (3.6%)	518 (88.2%)	9 (1.5%)	21 (3.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,237							23.3	37.1	471	71
220189001432	543	Brown Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	804 4th St. SW	Springhill	71075	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 539-2818	194	11	18.1	59.3%	74 (38.1%)	111 (57.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,387							23.2	15.3	652	109
228010510429	544	Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8716 Siegen Lane	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(225) 766-8111	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								23.2			(n/a)
220054000353	545	Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9650 Goodwood Blvd	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 925-0343	597	29	20.5	81.1%	55 (9.2%)	370 (62.0%)	131 (21.9%)	32 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$14,852							23.1	17.8	630	85
220129001083	546	Alma Redwine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-3177	232	15	15.7	94.0%	4 (1.7%)	223 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$18,172							23.1	22.6	591	45
220108000996	547	Madison James Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1310 Richwood Road #1	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7979	320	22	14.7	95.9%	2 (0.6%)	318 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,848							23.1	22.2	593	46
220108000800	548	Minnie Ruffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 Parkvidw Drive	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-3447	423	29	14.7	89.8%	3 (0.7%)	415 (98.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,200							22.7	20.8	601	53
220054000352	549	Bernard Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Edison Street	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-5769	283	16	17.5	91.2%	8 (2.8%)	267 (94.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,260							22.6	18.1	626	77
220012000053	550	Labadieville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3045 Hwy 1	Labadieville	70372	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 526-8220	272	13	21.3	79.8%	83 (30.5%)	167 (61.4%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,234							22.6	33.1	506	44

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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.