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Best Public Schools in St. James Parish, LA

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Schools

3,194

Students

Top rankedLutcher High School94^th of 325 Louisiana high schools

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Smallest classes

Vacherie Elementary School 9.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (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)	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	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 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	Total
Gramercy Elementary School	Public	4-6	601 E Second Street	Gramercy	70052	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4804	403	34	11.9	60.3%	172 (42.7%)	219 (54.3%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)		69.0	49.0	55.0			57.0		73.0	67.0	67.0			69.0		56.0	44.0	52.0			51.0							$20,556
Lutcher High School	Public	7-12	1910 West Main Street	Lutcher	70071	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-5300	908	68	13.4	49.8%	474 (52.2%)	412 (45.4%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	69.1	94^th of 325 public high schools	71.1%		69.8	79^th of 329 public high schools	76.0%	15					74.0	57.0	65.0					74.0	67.0	70.0					58.0	58.0	58.0	72.0	68.0	74.0	56.0	69.0	77.0	$20,005
Paulina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2756 Highway 44	Paulina	70763	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4704	657	59	11.2	62.1%	274 (41.7%)	368 (56.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	46.9	380^th of 690 public elementary schools	44.9%					(n/a)	59.0						59.0	61.0						61.0	46.0						46.0							$20,494
St. James High School	Public	7-12	22187 Hwy 20	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4900	593	52	11.3	71.5%	133 (22.4%)	438 (73.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	53.2	162^nd of 325 public high schools	50.2%		60.4	127^th of 329 public high schools	61.4%	35					76.0	55.0	65.0					79.0	78.0	78.0					68.0	66.0	67.0	67.0	60.0	65.0	45.0	61.0	67.0	$22,892
Sixth Ward Elementary School	Public	4-6	3245 Valcour Aime Street	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4640	269	25	10.6	82.5%	42 (15.6%)	213 (79.2%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)		70.0	49.0	65.0			60.0		79.0							43.0	46.0	35.0			42.0							$25,192
Vacherie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	13440 Highway 644	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-5250	364	39	9.4	79.7%	64 (17.6%)	284 (78.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	54.1	339^th of 690 public elementary schools	50.9%					(n/a)	60.0						60.0	62.0						62.0	54.0						54.0							$25,304

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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.

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