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
181	Southern University Lab School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 771-3490	478	32	14.9	63.2%	1 (0.2%)	468 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$15,724							60.7	42.8	266	85		220002301921
182	Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School	Public	6-8	8150 West Highway 90	Roanoke	70581	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 753-2317	199	13	15.4	50.8%	155 (77.9%)	27 (13.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	$13,328							60.1	65.3	157	25		220081000575
183	Mangham Junior High School	Public	6-8	113 McConnell Street	Mangham	71259	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2729	216	13	17.1	63.0%	152 (70.4%)	54 (25.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$13,243							59.5	54.7	208	25		220135001101
184	Evergreen Junior High School	Public	7-8	5000 West Main Street	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4815	622	36	17.2	73.8%	281 (45.2%)	175 (28.1%)	79 (12.7%)	9 (1.4%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	$13,211							59.5	61.3	176	8		220174001348
185	Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	9090 Hwy 371	Sibley	71073	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2133	546	33	16.6	54.2%	377 (69.0%)	122 (22.3%)	31 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$15,851							59.2	62.3	172	13		220189001450
186	Singer High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	153 Highway 110 East	Singer	70660	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-5908	346	30	11.4	62.4%	315 (91.0%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$17,426							58.7	48.5	246	60		220018000088
187	Berwick Junior High School	Public	6-8	3955 Bourgeois Drive	Berwick	70242	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-5664	325	23	13.9	59.4%	216 (66.5%)	31 (9.5%)	54 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$14,631							58.6	73.4	118	69		220162001237
188	Haughton Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Champion Shores	Haughton	71037	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5560	993	60	16.6	50.7%	667 (67.2%)	155 (15.6%)	120 (12.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.4%)	$13,875							58.5	66.2	155	33		220027000135
189	LA School for Ag Science	Public, Charter	7-12	5303 Highway 115	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-2762	412	13	32.7	46.4%	297 (72.1%)	97 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$16,035							58.3	85	50	139		220015001378
190	South Plaquemines High School	Public	7-12	34121 Highway 23	Buras	70041	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6435	355	38	9.4	75.2%	101 (28.5%)	159 (44.8%)	32 (9.0%)	48 (13.5%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$24,005							58.1	56.5	200	10		220123002028

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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