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
361	Linwood Public Charter School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Recovery School District-LDE	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 847-7634	1,092	72	15.1	93.9%	3 (0.3%)	1,029 (94.2%)	44 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	$15,334							22.7	22.8	363	2		220005400175
362	Haynesville Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	9930 Highway 79	Haynesville	71038	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 624-0905	246	22	11	75.2%	88 (35.8%)	145 (58.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$19,230							22.7	33.6	309	53		220045000308
363	Riser Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Price Drive	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-0567	410	32	13	81.0%	91 (22.2%)	222 (54.1%)	80 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$15,603							22.3	18.9	379	16		220120001009
364	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 St. Roch Avenue	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 872-9257	565	39	14.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	497 (88.0%)	54 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$16,584							22.2	20.5	375	11		220028400944
365	Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	3100 Jones Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-6241	362	32	11.4	97.5%	6 (1.7%)	351 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$16,423							22.1	32.7	313	52		220129001055
366	J.D. Meisler Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Cleary Avenue	Metairie	70002	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 888-5832	679	35	19.4	51.4%	60 (8.8%)	122 (18.0%)	463 (68.2%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$14,167							22.1	18.2	385	19		220084000636
367	Lucille Cherbonnier School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Dandelion Drive	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 431-9740	466	34	13.7	86.1%	46 (9.9%)	319 (68.5%)	83 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$16,317							22	21.4	371	4		220084001812
368	Turner Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5904 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 688-4380	1,437	82	17.5	82.3%	55 (3.8%)	1,206 (83.9%)	145 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.1%)	$14,848							22	33.9	307	61		220030001676
369	North Caddo Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 W Kentucky	Vivian	71082	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 375-3271	502	43	11.5	80.5%	193 (38.4%)	241 (48.0%)	34 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$19,925							21.8	23.4	361	8		220030002424
370	T.H. Harris Middle School	Public	6-8	911 Elise Avenue	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-0867	563	40	13.9	66.8%	79 (14.0%)	155 (27.5%)	318 (56.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$14,280							21.8	14.3	399	29		220084000614

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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.