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
301	Bogalusa High School	Public	6-12	100 M.J. Israel Drive	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2180	656	55	11.9	94.1%	102 (15.5%)	509 (77.6%)	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$20,972							6.9	22.1	263	38		220024000103
302	Independence High Magnet	Public	7-12	270 Tiger Avenue	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9436	490	43	11.4	83.3%	105 (21.4%)	265 (54.1%)	104 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$18,285							6.6	7.2	304	2		220168001307
303	Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	28528 Highway 190	Covington	70433	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 893-6292	72	7	9.9	76.4%	27 (37.5%)	39 (54.2%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$19,443							6.5	18.6	272	31		220168010414
304	Carroll High School	Public	9-12	2939 Renwick Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-8441	577	46	12.4	92.5%	2 (0.3%)	563 (97.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,032							6	4.9	313	9		220108000787
305	Homer High School	Public	9-12	1008 North Main	Homer	71040	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-2985	237	17	13.6	95.4%	22 (9.3%)	202 (85.2%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$18,180							6	6.1	307	2		220045000311
306	Delhi High School	Public	9-12	413 Main Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-2235	139	11	12.7	83.5%	5 (3.6%)	130 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$17,754							6	11.3	290	16		220135001095
307	Broadmoor Senior High School	Public	9-12	10100 Goodwood Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-1420	791	50	15.6	66.2%	33 (4.2%)	497 (62.8%)	216 (27.3%)	35 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	$17,142							5.7	2.8	323	16		220054000355
308	St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	435	32	13.7	100.0%	27 (6.2%)	397 (91.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,352							5	1.6	328	20		220147001154
309	Bastrop High School	Public	7-12	402 Highland Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0194	794	60	13.3	84.3%	61 (7.7%)	709 (89.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$19,218							4.7	3.2	322	13		220111000805
310	Sarah Towles Reed High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5316 Michoud Blvd	New Orleans	70129	Orleans Parish	Sarah Towles Reed High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0749	397	26	15.2	89.4%	4 (1.0%)	215 (54.2%)	156 (39.3%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,263							4.4	7	305	5		220029502427

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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.
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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.