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
421	Glenmora High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1414 7th Street	Glenmora	71433	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 748-8145	673	51	13.1	80.1%	383 (56.9%)	78 (11.6%)	187 (27.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$15,118							39.4	43.8	407	14		220129001051
422	West Leesville Elementary School	Public	K-4	1200 Abe Allen Memorial Drive	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-2330	643	47	13.6	81.2%	279 (43.4%)	187 (29.1%)	87 (13.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.4%)	$15,227							39.2	47.6	380	42		220183001418
423	Emily C. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	938 LA Highway 628	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-1593	551	45	12.1	80.6%	79 (14.3%)	310 (56.3%)	136 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	19 (3.4%)	$19,484							38.9	24.2	535	112		220153002281
424	Crestworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10650 Avenue F	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 778-1317	427	34	12.5	94.6%	3 (0.7%)	420 (98.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,067							38.9	32.2	485	61		220054000368
425	Swayze Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Burg Jones Lane	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-1357	175	17	10.1	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	175 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,551							38.9	19.2	570	145		220120001016
426	Georgetown High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4528 Highway 500	Georgetown	71432	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 827-5306	236	22	10.8	60.2%	225 (95.3%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,265							38.8	40.3	429	3		220069000500
427	Alice Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4829 Hastings Street	Metairie	70006	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 885-1054	579	50	11.6	63.9%	74 (12.8%)	73 (12.6%)	393 (67.9%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$17,507							38.8	36.2	459	32		220084000583
428	Center Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1520 Center Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9059	368	26	13.9	86.4%	110 (29.9%)	152 (41.3%)	72 (19.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$14,319							38.8	57	318	110		220072000509
429	Green Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 North Upland Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-0205	433	42	10.2	67.7%	67 (15.5%)	38 (8.8%)	309 (71.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$18,726							38.7	35.5	465	36		220084000608
430	North Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Poleman Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 221-6346	355	31	11.5	76.3%	31 (8.7%)	257 (72.4%)	42 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$19,323							38.5	29.6	501	71		220030000180

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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.