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
441	Johnston Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Hopkins Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9687	350	31	11.4	94.9%	30 (8.6%)	292 (83.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$16,014							37	27	522	81		220072000514
442	Phoebe Hearst School	Public	PK, KG-5	5208 Wabash Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-8814	602	49	12.1	59.3%	70 (11.6%)	112 (18.6%)	404 (67.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,456							37	29.7	499	57		220084000619
443	South Plaquemines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 School Rd	Port Sulphur	70083	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6415	205	19	10.6	74.1%	26 (12.7%)	139 (67.8%)	28 (13.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$24,368							36.9	35.8	463	20		220123002026
444	Beekman Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15190 AM Baker Road	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-1743	1,053	68	15.3	59.5%	748 (71.0%)	250 (23.7%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.0%)	$15,109							36.9	52.7	347	97		220111002359
445	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 Tall Pines Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 372-2646	596	46	12.9	76.5%	11 (1.8%)	466 (78.2%)	103 (17.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$17,576							36.8	38.2	447	2		220030602455
446	Dodson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 Jones Street	Dodson	71422	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-2172	283	28	10	70.7%	259 (91.5%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$16,999							36.8	29.4	504	58		220201001480
447	Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4739 LA Highway 419 West	Batchelor	70715	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 492-2555	241	19	13	73.4%	31 (12.9%)	144 (59.8%)	63 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,104							36.4	19.9	564	117		220126001034
448	Plain Dealing High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 East Vance Street	Plain Dealing	71064	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 759-2700	270	27	10	77.4%	131 (48.5%)	111 (41.1%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$28,176							36.1	33.6	478	30		220027000132
449	Delta Charter School MST	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	300 Lynwood Drive	Ferriday	71334	Concordia Parish	Delta Charter Group	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 757-3202	485	43	11.2	55.3%	279 (57.5%)	190 (39.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$13,918							36	41.3	421	28		220024702354
450	Union Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	649 Highway 849	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 649-2569	215	20	10.7	70.7%	172 (80.0%)	34 (15.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$16,251							35.9	44.9	399	51		220036000283

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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.