Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 666)	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
581	McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Jefferson Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 362-9929	342	27	12.8	72.5%	22 (6.4%)	119 (34.8%)	183 (53.5%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$16,767							18.2	9.2	636	55		220084000635
582	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 St. Roch Avenue	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 872-9257	565	39	14.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	497 (88.0%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$16,584							18	17.7	582			220028400944
583	Fifth Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	158 Panther Drive	Reserve	70084	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 536-4221	306	26	11.8	86.9%	13 (4.2%)	238 (77.8%)	50 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$21,091							17.9	25.4	529	54		220153002003
584	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4490	518	46	11.2	58.7%	44 (8.5%)	168 (32.4%)	296 (57.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$16,996							17.9	15.3	597	13		220033000230
585	St. Landry Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	1203 Burr Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Primary School Incl.	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 945-6367	315	17	18.8	91.1%	2 (0.6%)	308 (97.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,865							17.7	23.7	539	46		220032602525
586	Mooringsport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Latimer Street	Mooringsport	71060	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-5214	259	22	12	76.4%	193 (74.5%)	27 (10.4%)	25 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$18,719							17.7	37.7	450	136		220030000178
587	Villa del Rey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9765 Cuyhanga Pkwy	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1606	387	30	12.9	77.0%	13 (3.4%)	255 (65.9%)	104 (26.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$18,257							17.5	28.3	514	73		220054000438
588	Cottonport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	950 Lemoine Street	Cottonport	71327	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 876-3404	255	10	24.8	89.0%	58 (22.7%)	174 (68.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$14,738							17.4	10.3	629	41		220015000064
589	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1700 East McNeese Street	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7910	852	57	15	82.9%	41 (4.8%)	588 (69.0%)	185 (21.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.9%)	$13,719							17.1	16.9	586	3		220018902349
590	Madison James Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1310 Richwood Road #1	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7979	278	26	10.8	97.5%	1 (0.4%)	276 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,106							17.1	23.1	547	43		220108000996

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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