Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 666)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
491	Rougon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13258 LA Highway 416	Rougon	70773	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 627-4291	414	32	13	67.9%	157 (37.9%)	224 (54.1%)	29 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$18,499							30.2	29.3	506	15		220126002001
492	Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10730 Goodwood Blvd	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-2620	495	33	14.8	71.9%	32 (6.5%)	287 (58.0%)	147 (29.7%)	26 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,783							30.1	38.9	437	55		220054000341
493	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1517 Stateman Rd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 418-4222	434	31	14	90.1%	3 (0.7%)	427 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,221							30	30.8	492	1		220021502348
494	North Crowley Elementary School	Public	1-5	820 West Fifteenth Street	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-8755	254	20	12.5	83.1%	105 (41.3%)	110 (43.3%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$16,191							29.9	35.4	466	28		220003000009
495	Northshore Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	111 Walker Street	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-0005	428	29	14.7	93.9%	215 (50.2%)	154 (36.0%)	30 (7.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$24,677							29.8	40.8	425	70		220024002371
496	Amite Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Vernon Avenue	Amite	70422	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 748-6953	431	35	12.3	94.9%	61 (14.2%)	341 (79.1%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$15,222							29.8	26.6	524	28		220168001297
497	R. V. Kerr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6560	367	32	11.5	81.5%	66 (18.0%)	197 (53.7%)	83 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$18,222							29.8	34.9	472	25		220027000128
498	Henry Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Louisiana Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4620	315	33	9.4	79.7%	44 (14.0%)	238 (75.6%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$21,468							29.7	21.2	559	61		220033000236
499	Barbe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Penn Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4600	179	16	11.5	87.7%	16 (8.9%)	147 (82.1%)	9 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	$20,944							29.5	29	508	9		220033000215
500	Wilson Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3617 General Pershing Street	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	Wilson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6274	601	39	15.2	78.5%	2 (0.3%)	393 (65.4%)	196 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,793							28.7	31.9	488	12		220029602414

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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 3, 2025, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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