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
151	Joseph J. Davies Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Mistrot Drive	Meraux	70075	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-7890	593	46	12.7	57.8%	349 (58.9%)	128 (21.6%)	63 (10.6%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	$15,449							77.6	77.6	153	2		220141001131
152	J.B. Nachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 Wakefield Blvd	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7725	546	35	15.4	75.8%	238 (43.6%)	214 (39.2%)	40 (7.3%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$12,883							77.6	91.5	47	105		220129001062
153	Palmetto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Rideau Street	Palmetto	71358	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 623-4482	223	21	10.6	82.5%	62 (27.8%)	157 (70.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,310							77.4	88.2	62	91		220156001205
154	Montegut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1137 Hwy. 55	Montegut	70377	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4825	187	14	13.3	81.3%	100 (53.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (20.9%)	$16,648							77.4	57.5	310	156		220174001358
155	DeQuincy Elementary School	Public	3-5	1605 West Fourth Street	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4650	222	15	14.3	60.4%	186 (83.8%)	23 (10.4%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$17,227							77.3	70.8	209	54		220033002292
156	Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 South Fieldspan Road	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7800	592	30	19.5	59.3%	239 (40.4%)	184 (31.1%)	118 (19.9%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	$14,104							77.3	75.9	168	12		220087001600
157	Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41469 LA Hwy 621	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7700	626	43	14.4	54.8%	289 (46.2%)	137 (21.9%)	160 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.2%)	$15,839							77.2	87	75	82		220009002279
158	J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	957	48	20.1	51.1%	402 (42.0%)	483 (50.5%)	40 (4.2%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	$13,280							77.1	79.7	137	21		220087001546
159	Grand Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1039 Hwy 384	Lake Charles	70607	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 905-2231	351	34	10.3	44.2%	304 (86.6%)	5 (1.4%)	34 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$26,019							76.7	86.8	78	81		220039002482
160	Pitkin High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7239 Highway 463	Pitkin	70656	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 358-3121	387	34	11.2	81.7%	352 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$17,195							76.6	75.6	171	11		220183001413

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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.

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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.