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
91	Albany Middle School	Public	5-8	29801 Reeves Lane	Albany	70711	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 567-5231	603	37	16.1	80.1%	451 (74.8%)	61 (10.1%)	69 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$12,903							79.8	78	93	2		220102001708
92	James Stephens Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Martin Luther King	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-4745	421	37	11.3	85.0%	78 (18.5%)	323 (76.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$16,798							79.7	92.8	17	75		220063001659
93	Hackberry High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1250 School Street	Hackberry	70645	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 762-3305	218	30	7.3	45.4%	211 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$30,681							79.4	64.8	161	68		220039000290
94	Springfield Middle School	Public	5-8	24145 Coates Road	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 294-3306	440	31	14.1	78.9%	334 (75.9%)	63 (14.3%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	$14,316							79.3	80.1	79	15		220102010339
95	Montegut Middle School	Public	5-8	138 Dolphin Drive	Montegut	70377	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4826	465	28	16.6	57.6%	272 (58.5%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.1%)	$13,349							79.1	84.4	53	42		220174001359
96	Richard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 Charlene Highway	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-3339	458	28	16.2	48.7%	403 (88.0%)	21 (4.6%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$12,659							79	67	150	54		220003000020
97	Bayou Blue Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Mazerac Street	Houma	70364	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 851-1952	396	24	16.5	55.8%	231 (58.3%)	40 (10.1%)	64 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	$13,284							78.9	74	115	18		220090001968
98	Belle Chasse Middle School	Public	5-8	13476 Highway 23	Belle Chasse	70037	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	No	(504) 595-6640	656	60	10.8	63.7%	404 (61.6%)	96 (14.6%)	95 (14.5%)	41 (6.3%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$21,333							78.8	80.3	77	21		220123001023
99	Benton Middle School	Public	6-8	6136 Highway 3	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5250	817	49	16.5	30.1%	611 (74.8%)	112 (13.7%)	61 (7.5%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.2%)	$13,343							78.4	84.3	54	45		220027000842
100	Mermentau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	405 Church Street	Mermentau	70556	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1943	142	11	13.2	62.7%	121 (85.2%)	12 (8.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$17,082							78.2	88	40	60		220003000015

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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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Educational resources:

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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.