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
211	Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5905 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	94	10	9.8	92.6%	1 (1.1%)	85 (90.4%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,546							53.5			(n/a)		220004000410
212	Cope Middle School	Public	6-8	4814 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5380	752	47	15.8	58.5%	266 (35.4%)	330 (43.9%)	101 (13.4%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	$13,920							53.5	53.5	222	10		220027001573
213	Zwolle High School	Public	7-12	649 Championship Drive	Zwolle	71486	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-6104	270	23	11.8	79.6%	53 (19.6%)	72 (26.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.1%)	$21,505							53.5	67.6	147	66		220138001118
214	Caldwell Parish Junior High School	Public	6-8	114 Trojan Drive	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 649-2340	294	30	9.6	75.5%	231 (78.6%)	49 (16.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$17,734							53.5	46.5	254	40		220036000282
215	Laureate Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2115 Oakmere Dr	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0170	532	17	31.2	75.4%	67 (12.6%)	393 (73.9%)	49 (9.2%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,981							53.3	53.7	219	4		220084002411
216	Many Junior High School	Public	5-8	1801 Natchitoches Hwy	Many	71449	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-3573	361	28	13.1	70.6%	168 (46.5%)	129 (35.7%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	$16,545							53.2	53.9	217	1		220138001113
217	Harahan School	Public	PK, KG-8	6723 Jefferson Highway	Harahan	70123	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 737-3918	390	36	10.9	70.8%	148 (37.9%)	134 (34.4%)	67 (17.2%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$18,385							52.7	58.6	193	24		220084000613
218	Morse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	200 Wisconsin Street	Morse	70559	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5391	229	14	16.5	62.0%	212 (92.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$13,565							52.3	78.3	87	131		220003000018
219	Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 First Street	Gilbert	71336	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5961	394	29	13.6	73.9%	251 (63.7%)	135 (34.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$16,947							52.3	42.6	267	48		220066000487
220	Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8362 Branch Highway	Branch	70516	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-5708	374	22	16.7	58.8%	292 (78.1%)	42 (11.2%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$13,054							52.2	60.2	180	40		220003000002

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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.