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
281	Clearwood Junior High School	Public	4-8	130 Clearwood Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-8200	539	46	11.7	53.2%	282 (52.3%)	159 (29.5%)	63 (11.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.6%)	$17,577							61.9	52.3	352	71		220165001566
282	Grand Coteau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	238 Church Street	Grand Coteau	70541	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-5421	269	22	12.2	77.7%	117 (43.5%)	128 (47.6%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$17,537							61.6	60	289	7		220156001184
283	Iberville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	58650 Iron Farm Road	Plaquemine	70764	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 687-2217	839	69	12.2	78.5%	161 (19.2%)	609 (72.6%)	28 (3.3%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$23,792							61.5	66.2	251	32		220075001997
284	Luling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	904 Sugarhouse Road	Luling	70070	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 785-6086	653	72	9	65.8%	135 (20.7%)	371 (56.8%)	96 (14.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.0%)	$25,419							61.4	54.1	336	52		220144001144
285	Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1564 Lake Avenue	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 835-8439	526	54	9.7	62.4%	83 (15.8%)	55 (10.5%)	363 (69.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,623							61.4	46.2	387	102		220084000643
286	J. I. Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E First St	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4670	531	42	12.6	74.0%	246 (46.3%)	234 (44.1%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$16,789							61.3	59	296	10		220033000274
287	W. T. Henning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	774 Henning Drive	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4840	369	33	11.2	58.3%	206 (55.8%)	42 (11.4%)	97 (26.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$16,135							61.1	69.6	228	59		220033000235
288	Jennings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1603 South Lake Arthur Ave.	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-4972	976	63	15.4	72.7%	483 (49.5%)	337 (34.5%)	64 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.8%)	$14,597							60.9	68.3	238	50		220081000569
289	Lacassine High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	409 Algonia Avenue	Lacassine	70650	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 588-4206	587	40	14.7	41.9%	477 (81.3%)	42 (7.2%)	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$13,828							60.9	67	245	44		220081000570
290	Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1951 Monroe Street	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5791	366	26	14.1	88.8%	55 (15.0%)	282 (77.0%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$14,748							60.9	70.5	215	75		220129001076

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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.