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
241	International High School of New Orleans	Public, Charter	9-12	727 Carondelet Street	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	Voices for International Business & Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 613-5703	380	31	12.2	60.0%	22 (5.8%)	226 (59.5%)	121 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$16,305							27.1	19.2	271	30		220015602270
242	Franklin Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 Cynthia Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0143	304	20	15.4	90.5%	37 (12.2%)	226 (74.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	$15,881							27.1	29.2	242			220162001242
243	Young Audiences Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Burmaster St.	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-6332	643	29	22.2	86.5%	84 (13.1%)	416 (64.7%)	116 (18.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$12,956							26.9	21.8	265	22		220084002478
244	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4000 Cadillac St.	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7600	851	62	13.6	85.4%	2 (0.2%)	811 (95.3%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$18,392							26.8	33.2	224	20		220031202477
245	West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	2200 Eighth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 368-6055	1,438	77	18.6	62.9%	96 (6.7%)	592 (41.2%)	689 (47.9%)	27 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$13,027							26.4	26.9	248	3		220084000654
246	Donaldsonville High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Drive	Donaldsonville	70346	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7900	396	37	10.8	91.2%	9 (2.3%)	366 (92.4%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$20,473							25.9	24.7	257	11		220009000036
247	East Iberville Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3285 Highway 75	Saint Gabriel	70776	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 642-5410	727	82	8.8	73.5%	76 (10.5%)	597 (82.1%)	38 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$26,155							25.6	31.6	230	17		220075000231
248	Jewel M. Sumner High School	Public	9-12	15841 Highway 440	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 229-8805	428	28	15.3	69.9%	234 (54.7%)	155 (36.2%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$13,683							25	21.6	268	20		220168001840
249	Minden High School	Public	9-12	1103 S College St	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2766	689	49	14	68.5%	248 (36.0%)	405 (58.8%)	13 (1.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	$17,096							24.4	33	226	23		220189001444
250	Abbeville High School	Public	9-12	1305 Wildcat Dr	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-1874	569	32	17.5	74.7%	145 (25.5%)	306 (53.8%)	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	$13,735							23.8	26.5	249	1		220180001385

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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.