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
451	Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Tee Ma Road	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7640	705	50	14	69.1%	157 (22.3%)	311 (44.1%)	209 (29.6%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$14,889							35.8	49.2	369	82		220087000667
452	T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Seventh Avenue	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4590	165	16	10	90.9%	6 (3.6%)	147 (89.1%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$20,609							35.5	38.8	440	12		220033000273
453	Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1116 Jefferson Ave	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-3932	739	56	13.1	97.2%	13 (1.8%)	688 (93.1%)	21 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	$50,151							35.5	36.1	460	7		220117001938
454	C.M. Washington Elementary School	Public	4-5	200 Iris Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 446-8471	392	30	13.1	82.7%	88 (22.4%)	237 (60.5%)	31 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$14,699							35.3	35	471	17		220090000722
455	Start Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	883 Charleston Street	Start	71279	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2074	332	20	16.4	59.6%	243 (73.2%)	73 (22.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,499							34.9	39.4	434	21		220135001106
456	Pine Wood Elementary School	Public	5-6	800 Mel Branch Memorial Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-8810	348	21	16.2	58.0%	197 (56.6%)	77 (22.1%)	30 (8.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.5%)	$15,204							34.8	56.1	326	130		220018000087
457	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							34.7	25.4	528	71		220129001074
458	Bernard Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Edison Street	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-5769	240	20	11.8	87.1%	2 (0.8%)	228 (95.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,775							34.7	22.6	549	91		220054000352
459	W. Smith Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 St. Bernard Hwy.	Violet	70092	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-1000	333	31	10.7	88.9%	27 (8.1%)	244 (73.3%)	42 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$16,995							34.7	48.4	373	86		220141001533
460	Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 771-3490	299	0		71.9%	107 (35.8%)	154 (51.5%)	13 (4.3%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								34.6	41.1	423	37		220002302402

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.