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
141	Pitkin High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7239 Highway 463	Pitkin	70656	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 358-3121	387	34	11.2	81.7%	352 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$17,195							69.1	75.6	110	31		220183001413
142	Caneview K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5217 McLin Road	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 627-4268	483	56	8.5	82.0%	234 (48.4%)	181 (37.5%)	62 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$20,862							68.8	61.4	175	33		220192002501
143	Pine School	Public	6-12	28315 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-5243	738	47	15.6	58.7%	596 (80.8%)	119 (16.1%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$14,265							68.8	67.2	149	6		220186001426
144	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							68.4	71.6	126	18		220042000298
145	Stanley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14323 Hwy. 84	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-2664	405	37	11	53.8%	278 (68.6%)	84 (20.7%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$21,930							68.4	54.6	210	65		220051000337
146	Fisher Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2590 Barataria Blvd	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 689-3665	498	32	15.8	61.2%	368 (73.9%)	15 (3.0%)	80 (16.1%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$15,398							68	75.9	106	40		220084000604
147	Port Barre Middle School	Public	5-8	846 Saizan St.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-7256	286	21	13.8	74.8%	201 (70.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,071							67.8	53.6	221	74		220156001475
148	Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2401 Humanity Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7076	659	56	11.7	98.9%	1 (0.2%)	636 (96.5%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$48,524							67.4	58.8	192	44		220117000856
149	Phoenix High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12700 Hwy 23	Braithwaite	70040	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6466	203	25	8.2	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	193 (95.1%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$30,701							67.2	71.2	128	21		220123001026
150	Lee Road Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	79131 Highway 40	Covington	70435	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 892-3636	727	62	11.6	40.7%	653 (89.8%)	8 (1.1%)	41 (5.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$17,134							67.1	69.1	138	12		220165001281

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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.

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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.