Best High Schools in Louisiana for African American Students

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Every year, the Louisiana Dept of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Louisiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 260)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
220029900888	1	Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 Leon C Simon Drive	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Benjamin Franklin High School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 286-2600	1,034	66	15.5	33.2%	391 (37.8%)	313 (30.3%)	90 (8.7%)	197 (19.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.7%)	$12,117							99.6%	98.8%	0.82%
220087002072	2	Early College Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	320 Devalcourt Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-8956	245	9	28.1	29.0%	158 (64.5%)	48 (19.6%)	8 (3.3%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	$8,315							99.2%	99.1%	0.13%
220002201922	3	LSU Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	45 Dalrymple Drive	Baton Rouge	70803	East Baton Rouge Parish	LSU Laboratory School	No	No	No	No	(225) 578-3221	1,497	124	12	0.2%	1,159 (77.4%)	190 (12.7%)	46 (3.1%)	54 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.1%)	$11,419							98.8%	97.9%	0.95%
220084001964	4	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	910 Gretna Blvd	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	541	21	26.3	35.5%	157 (29.0%)	166 (30.7%)	98 (18.1%)	90 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$15,121							98.5%	97.3%	1.16%
220030001551	5	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	958	46	21	24.8%	566 (59.1%)	195 (20.4%)	57 (5.9%)	98 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.0%)	$13,886							98.1%	97.6%	0.48%
220054000347	6	Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 Government St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 383-0520	1,582	80	19.6	33.3%	662 (41.8%)	431 (27.2%)	130 (8.2%)	328 (20.7%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	18 (1.1%)	$12,355							97.7%	98.5%	0.81%
220084001667	7	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	701 Churchill Pkwy	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 838-2249	850	30	27.9	27.9%	385 (45.3%)	170 (20.0%)	96 (11.3%)	159 (18.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$14,115							97.3%	99.7%	2.39%
220029700926	8	The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	1,954	109	18	19.3%	1,141 (58.4%)	403 (20.6%)	182 (9.3%)	80 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	146 (7.5%)	$11,486							96.9%	99.4%	2.48%
220180001390	9	Erath High School	Public	9-12	808 South Broadway	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 937-8451	531	28	19	46.0%	442 (83.2%)	40 (7.5%)	19 (3.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$11,401							96.5%	92.2%	4.35%
220084002506	10	Jefferson Virtual High School	Public	9-12	4400 Jefferson Highway	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 484-4000	131	14	9.5	63.4%	35 (26.7%)	62 (47.3%)	22 (16.8%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$21,758							96.2%	89.5%	6.66%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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

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

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