Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 329)	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
91	Pineville High School	Public	9-12	1511 Line Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-8990	1,271	81	15.7	60.7%	746 (58.7%)	418 (32.9%)	32 (2.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	35 (2.8%)	$13,399							68.3	70.9	81	10		220129001069
92	Converse High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Wildcat Drive	Converse	71419	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 567-2673	490	34	14.3	67.8%	341 (69.6%)	12 (2.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (8.0%)	$16,557							68.2	60.9	130	38		220138001107
93	Walker High School	Public	9-12	12646 Burgess Avenue	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 664-4825	2,006	117	17.1	69.4%	1,309 (65.3%)	392 (19.5%)	218 (10.9%)	26 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (2.8%)	$10,690							67.9	64.8	116	23		220102000774
94	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%)	$16,305							67.8	70.3	85	9		220099000752
95	Lacassine High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	409 Algonia Avenue	Lacassine	70650	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 588-4206	587	40	14.7	41.9%	477 (81.3%)	42 (7.2%)	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$13,828							67.5	67.3	101	6		220081000570
96	Weston High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	213 Highway 505	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-7313	598	44	13.6	58.7%	472 (78.9%)	74 (12.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$16,935							67.3	60	136	40		220078000560
97	Central High School	Public	9-12	10200 E Brookside	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-3438	1,529	101	15	50.9%	975 (63.8%)	371 (24.3%)	130 (8.5%)	14 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.4%)	$12,820							67.1	69.5	90	7		220012500363
98	Logansport High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17228 Hwy. 5	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-4338	566	54	10.5	61.5%	304 (53.7%)	197 (34.8%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$21,280							66.6	66	111	13		220051000331
99	Hahnville High School	Public	9-12	200 Tiger Drive	Boutte	70039	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 758-7537	1,416	122	11.5	46.0%	775 (54.7%)	467 (33.0%)	108 (7.6%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.7%)	$21,416							65.9	68.4	97	2		220144001141
100	Phoenix High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12700 Hwy 23	Braithwaite	70040	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6466	203	25	8.2	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	193 (95.1%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$30,701							65.8	48.9	180	80		220123001026

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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 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.
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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.