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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
231	Loranger High School	Public	9-12	19404 Hiatti Street	Loranger	70446	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 878-6271	616	43	14.4	61.7%	344 (55.8%)	199 (32.3%)	43 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	$11,264							28.7	25.7	254	23		220168001312
232	North Webster High School	Public	9-12	101 South Arkansas	Springhill	71075	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 539-2563	421	29	14.4	68.9%	223 (53.0%)	168 (39.9%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$15,925							28.4	30.3	234	2		220189001451
233	Forest School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	158 Clover Street	Forest	71242	West Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 428-3672	460	32	14.2	80.0%	346 (75.2%)	80 (17.4%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$16,870							28.4	56.1	151	82		220195001469
234	Hathaway High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4040 Pine Island Highway	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-4452	566	38	14.7	44.7%	490 (86.6%)	24 (4.2%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$13,463							28.3	36	216	18		220081000564
235	Jcfa	Public, Charter	9-12	475 Manhattan Blvd	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 410-3121	127	11	11.6	80.3%	20 (15.7%)	72 (56.7%)	31 (24.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$27,810							28.1	26.3	250	15		220084002305
236	Plaquemine Senior High School	Public	7-12	59595 Belleview Drive	Plaquemine	70764	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 687-6367	990	85	11.6	66.9%	381 (38.5%)	563 (56.9%)	28 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	$25,197							28	31.9	228	8		220075000543
237	Salmen High School	Public	9-12	300 Spartan Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-7359	1,091	74	14.8	62.6%	163 (14.9%)	751 (68.8%)	98 (9.0%)	28 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	$15,129							27.8	34	221	16		220165001292
238	Pleasant Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2601 W 2nd Street	Pleasant Hill	71065	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 796-3670	228	22	10.2	83.3%	98 (43.0%)	105 (46.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$21,441							27.6	49.9	175	63		220138001116
239	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							27.4	37.1	212	27		220021000098
240	Ville Platte High School	Public	9-12	210 West Cotton Street	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-3387	419	36	11.7	84.0%	82 (19.6%)	313 (74.7%)	11 (2.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$17,719							27.2	31.8	229	11		220063000482

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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