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
381	Iberville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	24360 Enterprise Blvd	Plaquemine	70765	Iberville Parish	Iberville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 238-7346	513	40	12.8	69.2%	183 (35.7%)	279 (54.4%)	24 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$16,544							19.3	35.3	298	83		220021902395
382	Oak Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Oak Park Blvd	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4830	388	42	9.1	83.0%	22 (5.7%)	332 (85.6%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,012							19.2	16.5	389	7		220033000257
383	Harry S Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	5417 Ehret Road	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-0961	717	59	12.1	82.8%	50 (7.0%)	463 (64.6%)	164 (22.9%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$17,359							18.7	22.6	365	18		220084001884
384	Northeast Claiborne Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	485 West Holly	Junction City	71749	Union County	Northeast Claiborne Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 924-0101	205	7	29.2	84.9%	73 (35.6%)	119 (58.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$14,950							18.3	15.5	395	11		220025202397
385	Ridgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Ridgewood Drive	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-0383	521	40	13	85.6%	19 (3.6%)	466 (89.4%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$16,350							17.3	15.5	394	9		220030000189
386	Crowley Middle School	Public	6-8	401 West Northern Avenue	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5305	394	28	13.9	88.3%	140 (35.5%)	184 (46.7%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$14,182							16.6	23.3	362	24		220003000007
387	Varnado High School	Public	6-12	25543 Washington Street	Varnado	70467	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-2025	256	24	10.5	82.0%	80 (31.3%)	164 (64.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$19,328							16.1	26.5	337	50		220186001429
388	East St. John Preparatory Academy	Public	5-8	400 Ory Drive	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 536-8450	318	20	15.8	85.2%	8 (2.5%)	260 (81.8%)	42 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$19,228							16	7.3	422	34		220153001495
389	Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1617 Fats Domino Ave.	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Technical	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 308-3371	752	60	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	712 (94.7%)	30 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$16,455							15.8	24.4	354	35		220021700414
390	Acadian Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Moss Street	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7840	340	25	13.8	75.9%	30 (8.8%)	224 (65.9%)	73 (21.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$16,788							15.5	18.7	381	9		220087000659

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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.