Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							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
1	Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6201 Camphor Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 888-0969	429	27	15.9	17.2%	242 (56.4%)	35 (8.2%)	49 (11.4%)	86 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$15,773							98.2			(n/a)		220084002298
2	T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2711 Common Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(337) 217-4680	302	16	18.6	18.5%	207 (68.5%)	44 (14.6%)	15 (5.0%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$12,990							98	97.4	5	3		220033000224
3	South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Erie Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 865-5119	512	33	15.6	14.1%	344 (67.2%)	79 (15.4%)	19 (3.7%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$14,268							97.9			(n/a)		220030000195
4	Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	626 Eden Boulevard	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 861-7654	506	32	15.8	19.8%	314 (62.1%)	115 (22.7%)	24 (4.7%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$13,786							97.8			(n/a)		220030000157
5	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							97.5			(n/a)		220002201922
6	Fairfield Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6215 Fairfield Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-9826	528	35	15	19.7%	336 (63.6%)	106 (20.1%)	28 (5.3%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$14,495							97.3	97.5	4	2		220030000160
7	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							97.2	96.6	9	2		220029700926
8	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							96.9	97.6	3	5		220054002353
9	Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4500 Lincoln Road	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 445-6296	319	25	12.5	47.0%	189 (59.2%)	83 (26.0%)	12 (3.8%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.9%)	$13,977							96.7	97.6	2	7		220129010374
10	Bayou Community Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	800 East Seventh Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(985) 446-3011	511	30	17.2	31.1%	376 (73.6%)	62 (12.1%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	$10,797							96.7	94.7	17	7		220090002330

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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.

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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.