Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 329)	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
121	DeQuincy High School	Public	9-12	207 N Overton	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4530	279	30	9.4	47.0%	214 (76.7%)	50 (17.9%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$19,765							62	70.4	82	39		220033000227
122	South Beauregard High School	Public	7-12	151 Longville Church Road	Longville	70652	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 725-3536	775	44	17.8	36.6%	729 (94.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$14,118							61.8	66.2	109	13		220018000089
123	Starks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Highway 10p S	Starks	70661	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4820	284	36	7.8	46.1%	268 (94.4%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$22,047							61.5	64.5	117	6		220033000265
124	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							61.4	60.9	131	7		220018000088
125	JCFA Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	1501 Ambassador Caffery Parkwa	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	JCFA Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 703-4448	56	3	18.6	85.7%	20 (35.7%)	34 (60.7%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,678							60.9			(n/a)		220030102445
126	H. L. Bourgeois High School	Public	9-12	#1 Reservation Court	Gray	70359	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4805	1,289	74	17.4	69.0%	585 (45.4%)	380 (29.5%)	155 (12.0%)	14 (1.1%)	46 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (8.5%)	$11,970							60.4	68.5	95	31		220174001338
127	St. James High School	Public	7-12	22187 Hwy 20	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4900	593	52	11.3	71.5%	133 (22.4%)	438 (73.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$22,892							60.4	55	158	31		220150001167
128	Calvin High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	223 Second Street	Calvin	71410	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 727-8784	289	18	15.9	61.6%	234 (81.0%)	39 (13.5%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,775							60.1	68.4	96	32		220201001479
129	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							60	65.1	115	14		220015001378
130	Gueydan High School	Public	6-12	901 Main Street	Gueydan	70542	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 536-6938	187	16	11.5	56.7%	166 (88.8%)	11 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$17,628							59.8	50.3	171	41		220180001695

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.
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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.