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Best Public Schools in Lincoln Parish, LA

Rankings updated: Louisiana rankings were updated on September 12, 2026 with the addition of grade 3-8 science and High School Civics test scores

At a glance

Schools

6,360

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedA. E. Phillips Laboratory School12^th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ruston Junior High School up 86 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Preparatory School 10 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

A. E. Phillips Laboratory School

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Science (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	LEAP Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Science 3rd Grade	LEAP Science 4th Grade	LEAP Science 5th Grade	LEAP Science 6th Grade	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
Howard School	Public, Alternative	2-12	904 Deville Lane	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Howard School	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 255-5763	75	3	23.4	78.7%	33 (44.0%)	38 (50.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								(n/a)					25.0	36.0	25.0					59.0	57.0	51.0					45.0	21.0	22.0					54.0	14.0	26.0	15.0		8.0		27.0	18.0	35.0	$10,688
Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	684	68	10.0	85.1%	6 (0.9%)	648 (94.7%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)								(n/a)	31.0	< 15%	23.0	42.0	18–28%	8.0	24.0	37.0	26.0	35.0	50.0	33.0	33.0	37.0	32.0	5.0	20–30%	16.0	20.0	29.0	18–28%	24.0	10.0	21.0	21.0	23.0	26.0	21.0	49.0	8–18%	30.0	8.0	27.0	27.0	35–45%	$15,713
Choudrant High School	Public	6-12	2555 Hwy. 80	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 768-2541	421	30	14.2	44.7%	361 (85.7%)	24 (5.7%)	31 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	88	20^th of 329 public high schools	93.9%		84	34^th of 329 public high schools	89.7%	14				94.0	83.0	94.0	90.0				94.0	88.0	94.0	92.0				68.0	83.0	86.0	79.0				76.0	82.0	86.0	81.0	94.0	78.0	86.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	80.0	$16,823
Cypress Springs Elementary School	Public	3-5	1040 Saratoga Street	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 255-0791	369	31	11.8	72.6%	87 (23.6%)	244 (66.1%)	17 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	32.4	485^th of 699 public elementary schools	30.6%		57.3	320^th of 666 public elementary schools	52.0%	165	46.0	58.0	54.0				52.0	52.0	65.0	60.0				59.0	51.0	52.0	51.0				51.0	37.0	59.0	42.0				46.0								$18,062
Dubach School	Public	PK, KG-5	7710 Fellowship Rd	Dubach	71235	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 777-3470	134	11	11.9	76.1%	73 (54.5%)	42 (31.3%)	11 (8.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	45.7	376^th of 699 public elementary schools	46.2%		52.2	345^th of 666 public elementary schools	48.2%	31	50–55%	54.0	65.0				57.0	54.0	68.0	59.0				60.0	58.0	68.0	59.0				62.0	50.0	55.0	59.0				54.0								$19,356
Glen View Elementary School	Public	K-2	1601 Bittersweet	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 255-5724	438	40	11.0	71.2%	97 (22.1%)	290 (66.2%)	34 (7.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)																																				$17,045
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-2	301 East Kentucky Avenue	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 255-0550	326	24	13.4	66.9%	96 (29.4%)	143 (43.9%)	57 (17.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)								(n/a)																																				$17,876
I.A. Lewis School	Public	6	1000 Mitchell Avenue	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 255-5963	277	22	12.3	61.7%	91 (32.9%)	158 (57.0%)	21 (7.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)				70.0			70.0				75.0			75.0				42.0			42.0				44.0			44.0								$17,930
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School	Public	K-8	Hergot Street-LA Tech Campus	Ruston	71272	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(318) 257-3469	412	27	15.0	10.7%	305 (74.0%)	80 (19.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	96.7	12^th of 699 public elementary schools	98.3%					(n/a)	≥ 96%	95.0	98.0	≥ 96%	≥ 97%	100.0	98.0	96.0	98.0	96.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.0	98.0	94.0	91.0	92.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	96.0	98.0	89.0	98.0	94–99%	93–98%	95.0	≥ 95%							$10,725
Ruston Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 N. Bernard Street	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 255-4714	359	33	10.9	63.0%	107 (29.8%)	184 (51.3%)	51 (14.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	52.9	339^th of 699 public elementary schools	51.5%		42.7	400^th of 666 public elementary schools	39.9%	61	66.0	80.0	73–78%				74.0	56.0	69.0	65.0				63.0	61.0	71.0	55.0				62.0	54.0	65.0	49.0				56.0								$19,438
Ruston High School	Public	9-12	900 Bearcat Drive	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 255-0807	1,212	97	12.5	44.8%	546 (45.0%)	524 (43.2%)	105 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.7%)	61.9	116^th of 329 public high schools	64.7%		67.8	94^th of 329 public high schools	71.4%	22																													65.0	67.0	74.0	65.0	67.0	68.0	61.0	$16,305
Simsboro High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Tiger Drive	Simsboro	71275	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 247-6265	532	43	12.4	67.5%	213 (40.0%)	218 (41.0%)	80 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)								(n/a)	66.0	74.0	74.0	71.0	81.0	62.0	72.0	73.0	74.0	76.0	80.0	86.0	85.0	79.0	79.0	60.0	62.0	49.0	44.0	60.0	58.0	46.0	68.0	43.0	55.0	47.0	74.0	56.0	76.0	73.0	73.0	47.0	79.0	56.0	62.0	$17,208
Ruston Junior High School	Public	7-8	481 Tarbutton Road	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 251-1601	585	44	13.3	57.8%	228 (39.0%)	290 (49.6%)	46 (7.9%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	56.5	193^rd of 464 public middle schools	58.4%		39.6	279^th of 447 public middle schools	37.6%	86					72.0	58.0	66.0					75.0	62.0	68.0					62.0	61.0	62.0					60.0	62.0	62.0	100.0							$17,194
Choudrant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Walker Road	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 768-4106	536	33	16.3	41.8%	482 (89.9%)	19 (3.5%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	90.3	42^nd of 699 public elementary schools	94.0%		80.8	119^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.1%	77	81.0	89.0	85–90%				85.0	86.0	90.0	87–92%				88.0	83.0	82.0	92.0				85.0	74.0	84.0	90.0				83.0								$14,330

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