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
51	Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1601 Leonidas Street	New Orleans	70118	Orleans Parish	Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 620-5500	897	69	13	42.5%	312 (34.8%)	266 (29.7%)	206 (23.0%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (10.9%)	$14,362							78.3	84.7	30	21		220015902331
52	Rosepine High School	Public	7-12	502 Louisiana Avenue	Rosepine	70659	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 463-6079	572	32	17.8	65.0%	476 (83.2%)	18 (3.1%)	31 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$12,326							78.3	85.6	23	29		220183001415
53	Harrisonburg High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Bushley Street	Harrisonburg	71340	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 744-5273	318	25	12.8	67.3%	288 (90.6%)	18 (5.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$15,876							77.9	69.3	93	40		220042000298
54	French Settlement High School	Public	7-12	15875 LA Highway 16	French Settlement	70733	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 698-3561	450	34	13.2	59.6%	409 (90.9%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,839							77.9	82.8	39	15		220102000762
55	LaSalle High School	Public	9-12	1460 Blake Street	Olla	71465	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 495-5165	196	19	10	61.7%	187 (95.4%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,603							77.7	76.9	59	4		220096000734
56	Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	880 S H Jones Parkway	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4480	1,141	77	14.7	34.3%	896 (78.5%)	124 (10.9%)	77 (6.7%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.8%)	$14,250							77.5	73.5	70	14		220033000237
57	Northshore High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 649-6400	1,518	101	15	34.9%	905 (59.6%)	334 (22.0%)	167 (11.0%)	43 (2.8%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.0%)	$14,343							77.3	79.5	50	7		220165001650
58	Plainview High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10935 Highway 112	Glenmora	71433	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 634-5944	313	28	11	73.2%	250 (79.9%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$18,233							77	69.4	91	33		220129001071
59	Destrehan High School	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 764-9946	1,435	123	11.6	47.3%	639 (44.5%)	502 (35.0%)	210 (14.6%)	28 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.7%)	$21,341							76	82.1	42	17		220144001139
60	Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	3000 West Congress Street	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7980	1,720	74	23.1	47.2%	776 (45.1%)	583 (33.9%)	238 (13.8%)	64 (3.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.3%)	$13,278							75.3	71.6	78	18		220087000678

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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.