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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
31	Hackberry High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1250 School Street	Hackberry	70645	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 762-3305	218	30	7.3	45.4%	211 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$30,681							84.2	73	71	40		220039000290
32	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Savoy Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 374-1209	3,669	208	17.6	46.5%	2,659 (72.5%)	422 (11.5%)	216 (5.9%)	115 (3.1%)	14 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (6.6%)	$11,057							84.2	88.9	15	17		220023102392
33	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	Public	9-12	2800 Chartres St.	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 940-2787	224	66	3.4	42.9%	83 (37.1%)	91 (40.6%)	39 (17.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$44,314							84.1	93	10	23		220003601499
34	Choudrant High School	Public	6-12	2555 Hwy. 80	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 768-2541	421	30	14.2	44.7%	361 (85.7%)	24 (5.7%)	31 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,823							84	85.6	22	12		220099000742
35	Hornbeck High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2363 Stillwell Avenue	Hornbeck	71439	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 565-4440	335	25	13.4	67.2%	317 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$15,459							83.7	78	54	19		220183001409
36	Delcambre High School	Public	6-12	601 West Main Street	Delcambre	70528	Vermilion Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 685-2595	454	37	12.2	56.2%	334 (73.6%)	43 (9.5%)	51 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$15,491							83	77.5	56	20		220072000511
37	Belle Chasse High School	Public	9-12	8346 Highway 23	Belle Chasse	70037	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	No	(504) 595-6600	883	67	13.1	58.8%	543 (61.5%)	141 (16.0%)	124 (14.0%)	52 (5.9%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	$19,644							82.8	85.5	24	13		220123001022
38	Liberty High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1105 Lee Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 924-9406	1,218	67	18	56.2%	123 (10.1%)	935 (76.8%)	118 (9.7%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	$16,156							82.6	81.2	46	8		220054002342
39	Erath High School	Public	9-12	808 South Broadway	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 937-8451	557	27	20.5	42.9%	462 (82.9%)	37 (6.6%)	30 (5.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$12,247							82.3	85	26	13		220180001390
40	West Feliciana High School	Public	9-12	8604 U.S. Hwy. 61	Saint Francisville	70775	West Feliciana Parish	West Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 635-4561	591	69	8.5	38.9%	366 (61.9%)	197 (33.3%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$20,003							82	82.9	38	2		220198001476

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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.
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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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