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
301	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9225 Highway 182 West	Centerville	70522	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 836-5103	429	42	10.1	74.1%	213 (49.7%)	148 (34.5%)	29 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$18,641							35	29.3	327	26		220162001238
302	Keithville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12201 Mansfield Road	Keithville	71047	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 925-1005	818	67	12.2	75.4%	242 (29.6%)	483 (59.0%)	58 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$17,704							34.7	38.6	283	19		220030001918
303	DeRidder Junior High School	Public	7-8	415 Frusha Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 463-9083	287	21	13.8	50.5%	156 (54.4%)	70 (24.4%)	27 (9.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	$15,694							34	49.5	241	62		220018000082
304	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3113 Valley Creek Dr	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 421-2900	3,725	212	17.5	60.6%	2,340 (62.8%)	932 (25.0%)	182 (4.9%)	46 (1.2%)	26 (0.7%)	4 (0.1%)	195 (5.2%)	$12,496							33.7	44.1	263	41		220015702322
305	Oakdale Middle School	Public	5-8	124 South 13th Street	Oakdale	71463	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 335-1558	340	33	10.3	75.6%	206 (60.6%)	101 (29.7%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$15,424							33.6	47.5	250	55		220006000030
306	East Beauregard High School	Public	6-12	5364 Highway 113	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 328-7513	417	30	14	54.9%	376 (90.2%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$16,607							33.3	34.5	303	3		220018000083
307	J.H. Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Prairie Avenue	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-3943	374	27	13.8	81.6%	90 (24.1%)	212 (56.7%)	26 (7.0%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$13,989							33	34.3	305	2		220180001569
308	Baskin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1926 Hwy 857	Baskin	71219	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2381	325	25	13.1	78.5%	130 (40.0%)	178 (54.8%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$17,122							32.8	26	343	35		220066000484
309	Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Vienne Lane	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Charter Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 706-0066	2,177	106	20.5	83.1%	457 (21.0%)	1,517 (69.7%)	77 (3.5%)	15 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (4.8%)	$11,851							32.8	29.6	325	16		220023502396
310	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 Tall Pines Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 372-2646	596	46	12.9	76.5%	11 (1.8%)	466 (78.2%)	103 (17.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$17,576							32.6	47.3	251	59		220030602455

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.