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
201	Edna Karr High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4400 General Meyer Ave	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Edna Karr High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7135	1,097	76	14.4	73.4%	8 (0.7%)	969 (88.3%)	56 (5.1%)	6 (0.5%)	30 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	$16,600							39.6	49.7	178	23		220029400911
202	Doyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	376 College St	Doyline	71023	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 745-3673	385	25	15.3	67.5%	271 (70.4%)	68 (17.7%)	28 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$17,057							39.5	52	169	33		220189001436
203	Sicily Island High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 Falcon Avenue	Sicily Island	71368	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 389-5337	143	16	8.7	93.0%	65 (45.5%)	72 (50.3%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$21,810							39.3	61.1	128	75		220042000304
204	Varnado High School	Public	6-12	25543 Washington Street	Varnado	70467	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-2025	256	24	10.5	82.0%	80 (31.3%)	164 (64.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$19,328							39.1	44.1	192	12		220186001429
205	Wossman High School	Public	9-12	1600 Arizona Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-2932	635	52	12.1	90.1%	6 (0.9%)	621 (97.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,767							39.1	26.1	252	47		220108000803
206	Westgate High School	Public	9-12	2305 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 365-2431	863	63	13.7	78.8%	213 (24.7%)	510 (59.1%)	35 (4.1%)	57 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	$15,457							38.9	42.2	202	4		220072000525
207	GEO Next Generation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2311 Sherwood Forest Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Next Generation High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 314-2044	478	20	24.1	71.8%	2 (0.4%)	409 (85.6%)	58 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,470							37.8	29.6	239	32		220031302470
208	Jena High School	Public	9-12	243 East High School Drive	Jena	71342	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 992-5195	490	35	14.1	50.6%	399 (81.4%)	68 (13.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,904							37.6	59.6	137	71		220096000732
209	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	425 O Bannon Street	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 227-3810	945	86	11	77.6%	186 (19.7%)	247 (26.1%)	447 (47.3%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$17,596							37.4	49.9	176	33		220016002327
210	Northeast Claiborne Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	485 West Holly	Junction City	71749	Union County	Northeast Claiborne Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 924-0101	205	7	29.2	84.9%	73 (35.6%)	119 (58.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$14,950							37.2	15	281	71		220025202397

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About our rankings:

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.
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.