Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 501)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	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							99.8%	98.9%	0.85%			220029700926
2	Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Amelia Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 366-3582	366	21	17.6	27.0%	114 (31.1%)	123 (33.6%)	25 (6.8%)	92 (25.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,552							99.6%		(n/a)%			220084001965
3	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							99.4%	98.8%	0.60%			220054002353
4	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							99.2%	99.2%	0.05%			220002201922
5	J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1207 Washington Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-8976	476	38	12.4	63.0%	6 (1.3%)	460 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,365							99.0%	98.2%	0.80%			220108000790
6	Morehouse Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Larche Lane	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(318) 281-3126	254	30	8.4	4.7%	82 (32.3%)	161 (63.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,513							98.8%	98.3%	0.45%			220111000778
7	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							98.6%	99.4%	0.80%			220030000157
8	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							98.4%	99.1%	0.70%			220030000160
9	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							98.2%	97.7%	0.46%			220028201937
10	Herndon Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	11845 Gamm Road	Belcher	71004	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-7676	729	44	16.4	36.6%	549 (75.3%)	118 (16.2%)	16 (2.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.9%)	$13,653							98.0%	96.8%	1.16%			220030000165

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.