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
221	Caldwell Parish High School	Public	9-12	163 Spartan Drive	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 649-2750	398	35	11.2	63.6%	310 (77.9%)	55 (13.8%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$17,941							33.7	29.2	241	20		220036000281
222	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2011 Bienville St.	New Orleans	70112	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7061	627	45	13.9	69.5%	21 (3.3%)	377 (60.1%)	192 (30.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$17,319							33.4	27.5	245	23		220028100234
223	Carencro High School	Public	9-12	721 West Butcher Switch Road	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7960	1,116	63	17.8	71.7%	275 (24.6%)	673 (60.3%)	135 (12.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	$13,536							32.7	41.8	204	19		220087000668
224	Beau Chene High School	Public	9-12	7076 Hwy. 93	Arnaudville	70512	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-5815	767	51	15.1	63.1%	373 (48.6%)	315 (41.1%)	69 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$15,123							32.1	35	219	5		220156002005
225	Montgomery High School	Public	6-12	900 Harrison Drive	Montgomery	71454	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 646-2879	253	18	14	67.2%	194 (76.7%)	38 (15.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$14,012							31.2	45.6	188	37		220069000502
226	Port Allen High School	Public	9-12	3553 Rosedale Road	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 383-1107	452	46	9.7	83.4%	88 (19.5%)	318 (70.4%)	39 (8.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,358							30.9	38.9	209	17		220192001464
227	North Iberville High School	Public	7-12	13770 Louisiana Highway 77	Rosedale	70772	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 238-0260	181	39	4.6	77.9%	58 (32.0%)	115 (63.5%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$38,535							30.9	55.3	156	71		220075010416
228	Northwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5939 Old Mooringsport Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 929-3513	989	56	17.5	54.3%	501 (50.7%)	380 (38.4%)	73 (7.4%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.7%)	$14,507							29.8	27	247	19		220030000182
229	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	6801 Rasberry Lane	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 687-6655	1,345	71	18.8	74.2%	88 (6.5%)	1,143 (85.0%)	83 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.3%)	$14,116							29.6	29.3	240	11		220030000169
230	Vidalia High School	Public	8-12	2201 Murray Drive	Vidalia	71373	Concordia Parish	Concordia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 336-6231	364	31	11.6	81.3%	209 (57.4%)	127 (34.9%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,543							29.3	30.5	233	3		220048000324

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.