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
321	Woodmere School	Public	PK, KG-8	3191 Alex Kornman Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 348-2410	629	47	13.5	76.6%	15 (2.4%)	390 (62.0%)	203 (32.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$16,132							30.7	41.1	277	44		220084001681
322	Jefferson RISE Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3645 Lapalco Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 328-9799	764	43	17.7	86.9%	185 (24.2%)	426 (55.8%)	124 (16.2%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$18,994							30.6	37.2	290	32		220084002419
323	Hammond Eastside Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	45050 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-8481	1,340	106	12.6	74.3%	458 (34.2%)	683 (51.0%)	105 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	$15,066							30.2	30.8	315	8		220168001902
324	LaPlace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	393 Greenwood Drive	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-5552	710	49	14.4	86.5%	50 (7.0%)	515 (72.5%)	130 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$17,640							30.2	25.2	348	24		220153001493
325	Community School For Apprenticeship Learning	Public, Charter	6-8	1555 Madison Ave	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 336-1410	290	17	16.6	82.8%	2 (0.7%)	287 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,436							29.9	37.1	291	34		220054000673
326	Wilson Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3617 General Pershing Street	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	Wilson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6274	601	39	15.2	78.5%	2 (0.3%)	393 (65.4%)	196 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,793							29.7	39.5	280	46		220029602414
327	Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	2300 Medora	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 217-4710	265	30	8.9	90.6%	4 (1.5%)	249 (94.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$23,235							29.6	27.4	334	7		220033000251
328	Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Martin Luther King Drive	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-3377	304	20	14.9	82.9%	116 (38.2%)	129 (42.4%)	25 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	$13,056							29.6	29.3	328			220003000001
329	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							29.5	34.9	302	27		220024702354
330	Hammond Westside Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Westpark Avenue	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-7233	1,022	91	11.2	78.1%	213 (20.8%)	548 (53.6%)	205 (20.1%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	$17,954							29.2	18.5	382	52		220168001900

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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.