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
601	LaBelle Aire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12255 Tams Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-7480	425	37	11.4	73.4%	1 (0.2%)	225 (52.9%)	191 (44.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,552							16	9.9	631	30		220054000390
602	J. S. Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 Hearne Avenue	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 425-8742	387	29	13.3	94.6%	10 (2.6%)	365 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$18,485							15.9	18.4	575	27		220030002336
603	South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9211 Parkway Drive	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 349-7489	819	24	33.9	72.3%	46 (5.6%)	531 (64.8%)	222 (27.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$15,430							15.7	14.6	603			220054002404
604	Lucille Nesom Memorial	Public	PK, KG-8	Hwy. 442 West	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2166	414	40	10.2	83.1%	110 (26.6%)	190 (45.9%)	86 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$17,343							15.5	12.3	619	15		220168001316
605	Waller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Patricia Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6850	424	35	12.1	77.8%	70 (16.5%)	216 (50.9%)	115 (27.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	$16,479							15.4	7.6	644	39		220027000139
606	Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Public, Charter	K-8	979 Behrman Hwy	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 290-2510	1,012	45	22.3	80.8%	62 (6.1%)	606 (59.9%)	293 (29.0%)	15 (1.5%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.1%)	$13,647							15.2	7.6	645	39		220030502452
607	Ross Elementary School	Public	1-5	1809 West Hutchinson Avenue	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-0927	256	19	13.3	92.6%	59 (23.0%)	169 (66.0%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$16,451							15	29.5	503	104		220003000021
608	Union Parish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7195 Highway 33	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	Union Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 368-9542	506	42	12	77.9%	123 (24.3%)	290 (57.3%)	82 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$19,429							14.8	7.8	643	35		220177001694
609	Lincoln School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	1429 Ames Blvd.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-8489	467	30	15.3	88.4%	29 (6.2%)	368 (78.8%)	62 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$15,853							14.3	21.6	555	54		220084000629
610	Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	624 Pelican Drive	Homer	71040	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-2393	339	35	9.8	95.9%	32 (9.4%)	291 (85.8%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$18,284							13.9	11.1	625	15		220045000310

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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.
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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.