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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
271	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	9-12	282 Lobdell Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 892-6962	530	45	11.7	96.8%	10 (1.9%)	487 (91.9%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$18,222							17	24.2	259	12		220028802448
272	Franklin Parish High School	Public	9-12	1600 Glover Drive	Winnsboro	71295	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5676	706	56	12.5	71.2%	317 (44.9%)	367 (52.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$16,802							16.4	16.6	274	2		220066000490
273	Baker High School	Public	9-12	3200 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1259	370	21	18	82.7%	10 (2.7%)	333 (90.0%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,124							16.2	7.8	301	28		220004000344
274	Southwood High School	Public	9-12	9000 Walker Road	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-9512	971	67	14.5	71.7%	69 (7.1%)	857 (88.3%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	$16,374							16.2	15.5	278	4		220030000197
275	Scotlandville Magnet High School	Public	9-12	9870 Scotland Avenue	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-3715	837	59	14	86.7%	5 (0.6%)	820 (98.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$18,617							15.9	9.7	295	20		220054000423
276	West St. John High School	Public	8-12	480 LA Hwy 3127	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3271	186	26	7.2	84.4%	0 (0.0%)	180 (96.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$34,971							15.8	16.2	277	1		220153001500
277	Summerfield High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4200 Highway 9	Summerfield	71079	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-3621	258	26	10	66.3%	165 (64.0%)	82 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$19,969							14.9	52.5	168	109		220045000315
278	McKinley Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 East Mckinley	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 344-7696	669	61	10.9	71.3%	23 (3.4%)	518 (77.4%)	114 (17.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$19,682							14.6	11.8	288	10		220054000397
279	Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Public	9-12	2802 Pineview Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4540	597	48	12.5	85.3%	11 (1.8%)	558 (93.5%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,360							14.5	11.2	292	13		220033000272
280	New Harmony High Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	3368 Esplanade	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	New Harmony High Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 612-7869	328	29	11.3	53.7%	115 (35.1%)	158 (48.2%)	47 (14.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,986							14.5	26.2	251	29		220030402457

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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.