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
351	St. Tammany Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Cleveland Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-1592	686	45	15.1	71.3%	100 (14.6%)	488 (71.1%)	48 (7.0%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.2%)	$14,148							24.9	24	356	5		220165001651
352	Franklin Junior High School	Public	6-8	1600 Main Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0855	196	13	14.8	93.4%	17 (8.7%)	160 (81.6%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$17,416							24.4	38.3	287	65		220162001243
353	Westdale Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Claycut Road	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1308	538	68	7.9	71.7%	55 (10.2%)	354 (65.8%)	108 (20.1%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$22,707							24.4	21.9	370	17		220054000442
354	Starks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Highway 10p S	Starks	70661	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4820	284	36	7.8	46.1%	268 (94.4%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,047							24.3	42	269	85		220033000265
355	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							23.4	26.5	336	19		220195001469
356	Ouachita Junior High School	Public	6-8	5500 Blanks Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2200	312	30	10.3	76.9%	12 (3.8%)	279 (89.4%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$17,682							23.3	26.2	341	15		220120001002
357	Doyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	376 College St	Doyline	71023	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 745-3673	385	25	15.3	67.5%	271 (70.4%)	68 (17.7%)	28 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$17,057							23	23.6	359	2		220189001436
358	Helix Aviation Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4400 Airpark Blvd	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 773-4925	383	24	15.7	90.1%	3 (0.8%)	373 (97.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,214							23	48.1	248	110		220054002503
359	Anderson Middle School	Public	7-8	1059 Anderson Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 365-3932	320	29	10.9	89.4%	54 (16.9%)	225 (70.3%)	13 (4.1%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$16,301							23	25	349	10		220072000505
360	Carencro Middle School	Public	5-8	4301 North University	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7880	585	36	16.2	77.6%	134 (22.9%)	310 (53.0%)	119 (20.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$14,780							22.8	29.8	323	37		220087000666

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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