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
361	Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3825 Brentwood Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4610	272	26	10.3	93.0%	6 (2.2%)	252 (92.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$19,296							49.1	47.6	378	17		220033000219
362	GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	2311 N Sherwood Forest	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-1500	769	45	17	70.6%	2 (0.3%)	643 (83.6%)	113 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$15,799							48.9	52.1	355	7		220023002420
363	Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9360 Woolworth Road	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 687-6610	1,480	98	15.1	67.9%	429 (29.0%)	862 (58.2%)	126 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.0%)	$14,775							48.7	45.1	395	32		220030000207
364	Carolyn Park Middle	Public	4-6	35708 Liberty Drive	Slidell	70460	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-8593	233	21	10.8	74.7%	48 (20.6%)	129 (55.4%)	37 (15.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$21,975							48.6	62.6	275	89		220165001271
365	Crescent Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-6	62575 Bayou Road	Plaquemine	70764	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 659-2437	379	44	8.5	70.2%	228 (60.2%)	116 (30.6%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$26,663							48.5	57.2	315	50		220075000536
366	D.C. Reeves Elementary School	Public	3-4	18026 Sisters Road	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6433	688	47	14.4	72.5%	264 (38.4%)	277 (40.3%)	89 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.0%)	$12,523							48.4	36	461	95		220168001320
367	Franklinton Elementary School	Public	4-6	345 Jaguar Drive	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-3580	389	28	13.8	73.5%	208 (53.5%)	129 (33.2%)	33 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$16,759							48.3	44.1	404	37		220186001421
368	North Iberville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13770 Hwy. 77	Rosedale	70772	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 625-2522	272	41	6.5	85.7%	72 (26.5%)	194 (71.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$31,837							48.2	50.6	362	6		220075001998
369	Merryville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7061 Highway 110 West	Merryville	70653	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 825-8046	470	39	12	63.4%	401 (85.3%)	22 (4.7%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$16,921							47.6	72.6	193	176		220018000086
370	Converse High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Wildcat Drive	Converse	71419	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 567-2673	490	34	14.3	67.8%	341 (69.6%)	12 (2.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (8.0%)	$16,557							47.5	45.5	392	22		220138001107

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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.