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
331	Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	1915 McArthur Dr	Mansfield	71052	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 872-1309	331	29	11.3	87.0%	13 (3.9%)	299 (90.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$24,224							29.1	23.8	357	26		220051000626
332	Young Audiences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1407 Virgil Street	Gretna	70113	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 717-1200	1,077	67	15.9	90.0%	101 (9.4%)	756 (70.2%)	195 (18.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	$15,171							28.8	30.3	320	12		220084000638
333	Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4739 LA Highway 419 West	Batchelor	70715	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 492-2555	241	19	13	73.4%	31 (12.9%)	144 (59.8%)	63 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,104							28.4	22.7	364	31		220126001034
334	East Feliciana Middle School	Public	7-8	10410 Plank Road	Clinton	70722	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 683-3321	137	14	9.9	84.7%	22 (16.1%)	105 (76.6%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$20,853							28.3	22.2	367	33		220060000461
335	Lincoln School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	1429 Ames Blvd.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-8489	467	30	15.3	88.4%	29 (6.2%)	368 (78.8%)	62 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$15,853							28.1	41.1	274	61		220084000629
336	Morgan City Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Marguerite Street	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-5922	412	29	14.4	67.2%	107 (26.0%)	99 (24.0%)	179 (43.4%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$14,789							28.1	26.3	339	3		220162001252
337	Tensas High School	Public	6-12	720 Plank Road	Saint Joseph	71366	Tensas Parish	Tensas Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 766-3585	147	17	8.6	94.6%	12 (8.2%)	132 (89.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,711							27.9	25.6	346	9		220171001328
338	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4962 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(504) 322-7543	2,239	105	21.3	91.8%	1,097 (49.0%)	869 (38.8%)	98 (4.4%)	26 (1.2%)	21 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	125 (5.6%)	$12,051							27.9	44.9	258	80		220023302320
339	Block High School	Public	6-12	300 Division Street	Jonesville	71343	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 339-7996	179	21	8.3	94.4%	65 (36.3%)	107 (59.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$19,982							27.5	10.7	413	74		220042000294
340	Joseph C Moscona School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Severn Avenue	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 837-5370	521	40	13	67.2%	195 (37.4%)	73 (14.0%)	233 (44.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,901							27.5	17.4	386	46		220084000595

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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