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
641	Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	684	68	10	85.1%	6 (0.9%)	648 (94.7%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,713							7.8	7	650	9		220027502421
642	J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9147 Elm Grove Garden Drive	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 248-6825	121	9	14	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,319							7.7	18.1	580	62		220054010423
643	Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Opelousas Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4750	92	13	7.3	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	88 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$27,027							7.6	21	560	83		220033001506
644	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Gould Street	Lake Providence	71254	East Carroll Parish	East Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 559-0325	359	23	15.3	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	359 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,225							7.6	16.4	590	54		220057000457
645	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	5015 Auto Plex Dr.	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 298-1223	351	53	6.6	76.4%	64 (18.2%)	272 (77.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$19,567							7.3	4.7	662	17		220021302366
646	IDEA Innovation	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7800 Innovation Park Drive	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 953-7963	797	37	21.7	59.1%	17 (2.1%)	410 (51.4%)	357 (44.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$14,818							7.3	4.9	661	15		220054002459
647	Claiborne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4707 Denham Street	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-9712	436	36	12.1	95.2%	4 (0.9%)	397 (91.1%)	29 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,405							6.5	3.1	667	20		220054000367
648	Belle Rose Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7100 Hwy 308	Belle Rose	70341	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 473-7706	155	14	10.8	89.0%	11 (7.1%)	135 (87.1%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$19,366							6.2	11.6	623	25		220012000051
649	Rayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Learning Place Street	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2029	333	18	18.3	94.9%	14 (4.2%)	313 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,877							6.1	5	660	11		220135001104
650	Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Public	4-8	111 JW Davis Drive	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2654	384	36	10.5	88.5%	12 (3.1%)	324 (84.4%)	35 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$18,934							6	8.6	639	11		220168001305

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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.