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)
220021000098	331	Ringgold High School	Public	6-12	4044 Bienville Rd. Suite B	Ringgold	71068	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 894-2271	238	21	11.3	79.4%	104 (43.7%)	115 (48.3%)	5 (2.1%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$18,919							28.1	12.8	410	79
220201001480	332	Dodson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 Jones Street	Dodson	71422	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-2172	290	24	12.3	67.6%	259 (89.3%)	10 (3.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$14,794							27.9	6	444	112
220081000561	333	Elton High School	Public	6-12	903 Second Street	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 584-2991	257	15	17	70.4%	103 (40.1%)	66 (25.7%)	22 (8.6%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.4%)	$14,689							27.7	38.2	289	44
220033000251	334	Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	2300 Medora	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 217-4710	325	25	13	90.8%	8 (2.5%)	291 (89.5%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$20,039							27.4	18.9	380	46
220018902349	335	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1700 East McNeese Street	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7910	741	43	17.1	41.3%	29 (3.9%)	559 (75.4%)	124 (16.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	$15,059							26.9	17.8	388	53
220195001469	336	Forest School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	158 Clover Street	Forest	71242	West Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 428-3672	549	34	16.1	73.8%	438 (79.8%)	71 (12.9%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,138							26.5	37.4	299	37
220186001429	337	Varnado High School	Public	6-12	25543 Washington Street	Varnado	70467	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-2025	309	19	16.3	76.1%	105 (34.0%)	201 (65.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,965							26.5	37.4	298	39
220168001321	338	Roseland Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	12516 Time Avenue	Roseland	70456	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 748-9307	434	24	18.2	72.8%	175 (40.3%)	215 (49.5%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$13,803							26.4	43.4	263	75
220162001252	339	Morgan City Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Marguerite Street	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-5922	488	29	16.8	56.4%	137 (28.1%)	119 (24.4%)	202 (41.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,556							26.3	25.1	354	15
220066000489	340	Crowville School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 School Road	Crowville	71230	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 722-3244	503	34	14.8	68.8%	307 (61.0%)	175 (34.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$13,851							26.3	25.5	353	13

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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