Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							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
1	The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	2,120	132	16.1	19.9%	1,238 (58.4%)	436 (20.6%)	188 (8.9%)	91 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	163 (7.7%)	$11,486							97.6	96.8	5	4		220029700926
2	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11110 Lake Forest Blvd	New Orleans	70128	Orleans Parish	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 826-7140	654	45	14.5	70.2%	1 (0.2%)	550 (84.1%)	8 (1.2%)	86 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$14,343							97.5	98.1	1	1		220028201937
3	LSU Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	45 Dalrymple Drive	Baton Rouge	70803	East Baton Rouge Parish	LSU Laboratory School	No	No	No	No	(225) 578-3221	1,515	126	12	0.2%	1,127 (74.4%)	215 (14.2%)	58 (3.8%)	54 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.8%)	$11,419							97.4			(n/a)		220002201922
4	Mayfair Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	9880 Hyacinth Avenue	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 761-7849	504	47	10.7	19.6%	299 (59.3%)	96 (19.0%)	34 (6.7%)	42 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$14,597							97.3	97.4	2	2		220054002353
5	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	910 Gretna Blvd	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	541	28	19.2	33.8%	148 (27.4%)	172 (31.8%)	104 (19.2%)	87 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$15,121							97.1	97.1	3	2		220084001964
6	Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1448 Old Evangeline Highway	Evangeline	70537	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1368	170	14	11.8	57.1%	156 (91.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$15,754							96.9	96.5	6			220003000012
7	Sherwood Middle Academic Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1020 Marlbrook Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 272-3090	759	48	15.8	40.6%	224 (29.5%)	321 (42.3%)	73 (9.6%)	122 (16.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	$13,221							96.2	95.8	10	3		220054000428
8	Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	222 W. Milton Avenue	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7740	1,300	70	18.6	33.7%	1,017 (78.2%)	141 (10.8%)	51 (3.9%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.0%)	$10,622							94.6	90	29	21		220087000682
9	BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	7550 McCall Drive	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(225) 394-9576	928	5	185.6	36.0%	480 (51.7%)	179 (19.3%)	69 (7.4%)	141 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.3%)	$6,749							94.5	95.9	9			220054002451
10	N.S.U. Middle Lab School	Public	6-8	100 Tarlton Drive TEC Buildin	Natchitoches	71497	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 357-4509	173	12	14.4	38.7%	121 (69.9%)	29 (16.8%)	8 (4.6%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$14,961							94.3	94.3	15	5		220114000838

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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.
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