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
201	Ebarb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5340 Hwy. 482	Noble	71462	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-9402	232	19	11.9	68.5%	50 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.9%)	$18,665							71.5	73	187	14		220138001108
202	Elton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Powell Road	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 584-2892	221	17	12.8	63.3%	88 (39.8%)	58 (26.2%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.5%)	$17,538							71.5	57.9	305	103		220081000562
203	Pickering Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 LeBleu Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 537-3394	476	37	12.7	60.9%	302 (63.4%)	54 (11.3%)	66 (13.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.9%)	$14,660							71.5	72.6	191	12		220183001412
204	Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2504 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 233-4720	2,263	158	14.3	68.6%	792 (35.0%)	352 (15.6%)	889 (39.3%)	137 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	87 (3.8%)	$17,070							71.4	66.4	249	45		220084000653
205	Duplessis Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	38101 Hwy 621	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6650	539	43	12.6	58.8%	196 (36.4%)	202 (37.5%)	117 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$16,265							71.3	76.7	163	42		220009001540
206	Belle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	411 LeBourgeois Road	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-3738	377	28	13.4	59.9%	207 (54.9%)	129 (34.2%)	9 (2.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$14,076							71.3	72.6	192	14		220072002479
207	Rene A. Rost Middle School	Public	4-8	112 West Sixth Street	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-8545	360	23	15.7	59.4%	258 (71.7%)	56 (15.6%)	21 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$13,907							71.2	73.7	184	23		220180001568
208	M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Tekel Road	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4740	308	31	10	82.1%	118 (38.3%)	133 (43.2%)	25 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.4%)	$18,371							71.2	50.6	361	153		220033000240
209	Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1108 Shrewsbury	Jefferson	70121	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 233-4720	731	57	12.7	54.0%	314 (43.0%)	160 (21.9%)	179 (24.5%)	36 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)	$13,836							71.1	74.8	177	32		220084002486
210	Hicks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1296 Hicks School Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-9645	336	27	12.5	62.2%	317 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,039							71	66.2	253	43		220183001408

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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