Best High Schools in Louisiana for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Louisiana!

Every year, the Louisiana Dept of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Louisiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Louisiana Dept of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Louisiana Dept of Education any day now!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 170)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Dutchtown High School	Public	9-12	13165 Hwy 73	Geismar	70734	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6200	2,029	133	15.2	34.2%	1,239 (61.1%)	484 (23.9%)	171 (8.4%)	61 (3.0%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	67 (3.3%)	$12,359							99.4%	93.6%	5.79%			220009001541
2	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							98.8%	88.8%	10.07%			220123001022
3	Lakeshore High School	Public	9-12	26301 Highway 1088	Mandeville	70488	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 624-5046	835	66	12.6	35.2%	573 (68.6%)	122 (14.6%)	95 (11.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	$16,489							98.2%	87.5%	10.70%			220165002255
4	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							97.6%	88.1%	9.50%			220180001390
5	South Lafourche High School	Public	9-12	16911 East Main Street	Cut Off	70345	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 632-5721	990	52	18.9	59.8%	608 (61.4%)	24 (2.4%)	216 (21.8%)	20 (2.0%)	48 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.4%)	$11,273							97.1%	68.7%	28.37%			220090000721
6	Northshore High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 649-6400	1,518	101	15	34.9%	905 (59.6%)	334 (22.0%)	167 (11.0%)	43 (2.8%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.0%)	$14,343							96.5%	82.7%	13.80%			220165001650
7	Madison Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1555 Madison Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 636-5863	621	37	16.8	79.4%	3 (0.5%)	611 (98.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,738							95.9%	65.0%	30.84%			220014802267
8	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							95.3%	90.3%	5.02%			220023102392
9	Rosepine High School	Public	7-12	502 Louisiana Avenue	Rosepine	70659	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 463-6079	572	32	17.8	65.0%	476 (83.2%)	18 (3.1%)	31 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$12,326							94.7%	84.2%	10.51%			220183001415
10	Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	880 S H Jones Parkway	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4480	1,141	77	14.7	34.3%	896 (78.5%)	124 (10.9%)	77 (6.7%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.8%)	$14,250							94.1%	83.0%	11.14%			220033000237

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.