Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 666)	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
21	Herndon Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	11845 Gamm Road	Belcher	71004	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-7676	701	44	16	34.1%	519 (74.0%)	114 (16.3%)	19 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	$15,226							94.6	92.2	36	15		220030000165
22	Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1448 Old Evangeline Highway	Evangeline	70537	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1368	159	13	12.1	54.1%	146 (91.8%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$17,670							94.5	91.7	43	21		220003000012
23	L. Leo Judice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Cameron Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7710	371	13	29.2	44.5%	254 (68.5%)	81 (21.8%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	$14,576							94.4	91.9	40	17		220087000676
24	Kingston Elementary School	Public	K-4	349 Fairburn Ave	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2500	768	50	15.2	24.7%	569 (74.1%)	88 (11.5%)	49 (6.4%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.9%)	$13,155							94.3			(n/a)		220027002409
25	South Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Cecil Drive	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-9330	509	37	13.6	62.5%	400 (78.6%)	45 (8.8%)	41 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$12,783							94.3	90.1	55	30		220102000233
26	Boley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Cypress St	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2250	279	20	13.6	78.9%	97 (34.8%)	139 (49.8%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	$15,215							93.6	72.1	197	171		220120000998
27	Indian Bayou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1603 LA Highway 700	Rayne	70578	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-4070	217	16	13.3	42.4%	199 (91.7%)	6 (2.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,988							93.2	93.8	21	6		220180002009
28	Bullion Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17005 Sills Drive	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6950	586	44	13.2	37.5%	329 (56.1%)	121 (20.6%)	56 (9.6%)	40 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$14,886							93.2	92.6	30	2		220009002472
29	Frasch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 S Huntington	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4550	522	43	12	43.7%	420 (80.5%)	21 (4.0%)	47 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$16,081							93.2	88.5	60	31		220033000232
30	North Larose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Richardel Drive	Larose	70373	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 693-3445	202	18	11.1	55.0%	150 (74.3%)	2 (1.0%)	28 (13.9%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$18,957							93.1	86.2	86	56		220090000710

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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.
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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.