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
311	Lacassine High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	409 Algonia Avenue	Lacassine	70650	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 588-4206	587	40	14.7	41.9%	477 (81.3%)	42 (7.2%)	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$13,828							32.2	59.6	184	127		220081000570
312	Woodland West School	Public	PK, KG-8	2143 Mars Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-5308	631	38	16.4	80.8%	127 (20.1%)	332 (52.6%)	122 (19.3%)	42 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$13,376							32.1	38.5	285	27		220084000656
313	Jefferson School	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 Jefferson Highway	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-8201	619	46	13.5	73.2%	117 (18.9%)	222 (35.9%)	254 (41.0%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$16,128							32	30.7	318	5		220084000622
314	Breaux Bridge Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 Martin Street	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 332-2844	351	30	11.6	88.0%	123 (35.0%)	184 (52.4%)	30 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$15,978							31.9	29.4	326	12		220159001217
315	Ringgold High School	Public	6-12	4044 Bienville Rd. Suite B	Ringgold	71068	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 894-2271	219	21	10.3	79.0%	90 (41.1%)	114 (52.1%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$22,708							31.8	28.1	331	16		220021000098
316	Northshore Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	111 Walker Street	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-0005	428	29	14.7	93.9%	215 (50.2%)	154 (36.0%)	30 (7.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$24,677							31.5	50.2	237	79		220024002371
317	Red River Junior High School	Public	6-8	931 East Carroll	Coushatta	71019	Red River Parish	Red River Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 932-5265	213	25	8.4	95.3%	79 (37.1%)	120 (56.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$26,419							31.4	23.5	360	43		220132001530
318	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1700 East McNeese Street	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7910	852	57	15	82.9%	41 (4.8%)	588 (69.0%)	185 (21.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.9%)	$13,719							30.9	26.9	335	17		220018902349
319	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							30.9	36.2	294	25		220075000231
320	Lawtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 School Rd.	Lawtell	70550	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2315	567	40	14.2	86.2%	128 (22.6%)	361 (63.7%)	58 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$13,473							30.9	21.1	372	52		220156001190

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.