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
211	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	3746 Hwy. 104	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2255	575	41	13.9	79.8%	122 (21.2%)	424 (73.7%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,276							36.8	44.1	193	18		220156002006
212	Mansfield High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway	Mansfield	71052	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 872-0793	327	31	10.6	82.9%	13 (4.0%)	297 (90.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$23,650							36.8	43.8	195	17		220051000334
213	Morgan City High School	Public	9-12	2400 Tiger Drive	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-1754	650	43	15.1	65.5%	221 (34.0%)	135 (20.8%)	247 (38.0%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$13,568							36.5	33.3	223	10		220162001251
214	East Beauregard High School	Public	6-12	5364 Highway 113	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 328-7513	417	30	14	54.9%	376 (90.2%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$16,607							36.3	43.9	194	20		220018000083
215	Ellender Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3012 Patriot Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4813	819	51	16.2	81.2%	156 (19.0%)	239 (29.2%)	255 (31.1%)	11 (1.3%)	78 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.8%)	$12,278							35.4	40.1	207	8		220174001346
216	Mangham High School	Public	9-12	810 Main Street	Mangham	71259	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2485	294	15	19.2	59.5%	199 (67.7%)	82 (27.9%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,964							35.3	35.7	218	2		220135001100
217	St. Martinville Senior High School	Public	9-12	762 N. Main Street	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 394-3135	521	38	13.8	79.8%	173 (33.2%)	313 (60.1%)	14 (2.7%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$13,659							34.3	43.1	198	19		220159001229
218	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9225 Highway 182 West	Centerville	70522	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 836-5103	429	42	10.1	74.1%	213 (49.7%)	148 (34.5%)	29 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$18,641							34.2	29.6	238	20		220162001238
219	Red River High School	Public	9-12	915 East Carroll	Coushatta	71019	Red River Parish	Red River Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 932-4913	349	35	9.8	85.4%	116 (33.2%)	218 (62.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$30,103							34.1	33.4	222	3		220132001090
220	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							34	45	190	30		220023302320

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About our rankings:

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.