Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 447)	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
241	Delhi Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6940 Hwy 17	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Delhi Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-0433	618	39	15.9	77.3%	272 (44.0%)	297 (48.1%)	28 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$14,545							48.2	45	257	16		220003801539
242	Audubon Charter Gentilly	Public, Charter	K-8	4720 Painters Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Audubon Charter Gentilly	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 309-9434	448	41	10.9	65.6%	41 (9.2%)	354 (79.0%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$14,431							47.9			(n/a)		220030302458
243	GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	2311 N Sherwood Forest	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-1500	769	45	17	70.6%	2 (0.3%)	643 (83.6%)	113 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$15,799							47.7	64	165	78		220023002420
244	Slidell Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 Pennsylvania Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 641-5914	724	53	13.7	60.6%	295 (40.7%)	302 (41.7%)	76 (10.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	$16,536							47.5	52.2	226	18		220165001295
245	William Pitcher Junior High School	Public	7-8	415 South Jefferson Avenue	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 892-3021	266	32	8.3	60.9%	124 (46.6%)	91 (34.2%)	42 (15.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$23,638							47.3	33.8	308	63		220165001290
246	Chateau Estates School	Public	PK, KG-8	4121 Medoc Drive	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 464-5662	610	44	13.7	63.4%	100 (16.4%)	138 (22.6%)	320 (52.5%)	39 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$15,952							47.1	58.4	195	51		220084001704
247	A.C. Alexander School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 West Esplanade Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 469-7326	567	43	13	71.8%	94 (16.6%)	70 (12.3%)	380 (67.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,860							47.1	56	203	44		220084000578
248	Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8716 Siegen Lane	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 766-8111	694	53	13	82.4%	34 (4.9%)	526 (75.8%)	111 (16.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$17,477							46.9	30	322	74		228010510429
249	Carter C. Raymond Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 St. Charles	Lecompte	71346	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 776-5489	124	18	7	96.8%	14 (11.3%)	97 (78.2%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$20,300							46.8	18.4	383	134		220129001074
250	Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	14939 Tiger Bend Road	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 751-0436	807	63	12.7	67.8%	121 (15.0%)	447 (55.4%)	174 (21.6%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	$19,005							46.6	56.5	201	49		220054001692

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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.

Educational resources:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.