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
181	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	240 Riverdale Drive	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 833-7288	1,259	70	17.8	58.7%	366 (29.1%)	289 (23.0%)	513 (40.7%)	52 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	$13,194							46.1	49.8	177	4		220084000642
182	Delta Charter School MST	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	300 Lynwood Drive	Ferriday	71334	Concordia Parish	Delta Charter Group	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 757-3202	485	43	11.2	55.3%	279 (57.5%)	190 (39.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,918							45.6	31	232	50		220024702354
183	Plain Dealing High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 East Vance Street	Plain Dealing	71064	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 759-2700	270	27	10	77.4%	131 (48.5%)	111 (41.1%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$28,176							45.3	53.9	163	20		220027000132
184	General Trass High School	Public	9-12	700 Martin Luther King Drive	Lake Providence	71254	East Carroll Parish	East Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 559-1984	214	22	9.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	213 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,602							44.2	30.1	235	51		220057000454
185	Pitkin High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7239 Highway 463	Pitkin	70656	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 358-3121	387	34	11.2	81.7%	352 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$17,195							44.1	54.7	160	25		220183001413
186	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							43.9	33.1	225	39		220023502396
187	Elton High School	Public	6-12	903 Second Street	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 584-2991	245	17	14.2	58.0%	115 (46.9%)	60 (24.5%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.1%)	$15,689							43.8	28.2	243	56		220081000561
188	Oberlin High School	Public	7-12	#1 Tiger Lane	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 639-4341	180	28	6.4	66.7%	114 (63.3%)	45 (25.0%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.2%)	$24,896							43.7	60.6	133	55		220006000032
189	Cecilia High School	Public	9-12	2397 Cecilia Sr. High School H	Cecilia	70521	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 909-3500	768	47	16.2	68.8%	433 (56.4%)	257 (33.5%)	39 (5.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$11,541							42.9	58	140	49		220159001223
190	Livonia High School	Public	7-12	3118 LA Highway 78	Livonia	70755	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 637-2532	899	60	14.9	62.5%	368 (40.9%)	464 (51.6%)	56 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$19,378							42.9	36.7	213	23		220126001029

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About our rankings:

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.