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
401	Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford	Public	PK, KG-8	435 South Jamie Boulevard	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 436-2474	769	56	13.8	79.3%	93 (12.1%)	315 (41.0%)	318 (41.4%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$15,651							12.9	23.7	358	43		220084000605
402	Crowville School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 School Road	Winnsboro	71295	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 722-3244	409	33	12.5	74.1%	205 (50.1%)	186 (45.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$16,561							12.8	26.3	340	62		220066000489
403	Northeast High School	Public	7-12	13700 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.	Pride	70770	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-5808	290	38	7.5	82.4%	27 (9.3%)	246 (84.8%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$25,777							12.6	3.9	439	36		220054000365
404	Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	684	68	10	85.1%	6 (0.9%)	648 (94.7%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,713							12.4	5.3	432	28		220027502421
405	Tom Benson School	Public	PK, KG-8	3315 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-1361	631	48	13.2	62.9%	36 (5.7%)	153 (24.2%)	416 (65.9%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$17,130							12.2	13.5	403	2		220084000644
406	Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Public	4-8	111 JW Davis Drive	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2654	384	36	10.5	88.5%	12 (3.1%)	324 (84.4%)	35 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$18,934							11.8	9.6	418	12		220168001305
407	Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School	Public	6-8	440 Old Winnfield Highway	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-6611	145	17	8.5	81.4%	33 (22.8%)	105 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$21,951							11.2	6.6	426	19		220078000557
408	Natalbany Middle	Public	4-8	47370 Morrison Blvd	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-0854	347	33	10.5	81.6%	52 (15.0%)	198 (57.1%)	70 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$13,690							10.9	12.3	407	1		220168001315
409	John Q. Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	5525 Henican Place	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-5240	658	40	16.2	55.9%	66 (10.0%)	79 (12.0%)	463 (70.4%)	37 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	$13,498							10.7	17.3	387	22		220084000576
410	Fort Necessity School	Public	PK, KG-8	10630 Highway 562	Fort Necessity	71243	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 723-4793	254	24	10.3	79.9%	134 (52.8%)	107 (42.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,769							10.6	20.5	376	34		220066000486

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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:

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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.