Top 10 Best Cities for Public Schools in Louisiana (2022)
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in Louisiana are listed below (2022).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 5%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 28%
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Louisiana (2022)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
100%
(3 out of 3)
(3 out of 3)
Rank: #22.
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
Rank: #33.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- North Live Oak Elementary School
Rank: #132 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 93%) - Live Oak High School
Rank: #236 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 87%) - South Live Oak Elementary School
Rank: #248 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Watson, LA Schools
Rank: #44.
38%
(6 out of 16)
(6 out of 16)
- Lake Harbor Middle School
Rank: #131 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 92%) - Tchefuncte Middle School
Rank: #136 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 92%) - Pontchartrain Elementary School
Rank: #148 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mandeville, LA Schools
Rank: #55.
30%
(3 out of 10)
(3 out of 10)
- Natchitoches Magnet School
Rank: #54 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 95%) - N.s.u. Middle Lab School
Rank: #148 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - N.s.u. Elementary Lab School
Rank: #203 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Natchitoches, LA Schools
Rank: #66.
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Vincent Settlement Elementary School
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Frasch Elementary School
Rank: #165 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%) - Cypress Cove Elementary School
Rank: #230 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 88%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Sulphur, LA Schools
Rank: #77.
21%
(3 out of 14)
(3 out of 14)
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School
Rank: #14 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Sixth Ward Middle School
Rank: #120 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 95%) - Chackbay Elementary School
Rank: #148 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Thibodaux, LA Schools
Rank: #88.
20%
(3 out of 15)
(3 out of 15)
- Eastside Elementary School
Rank: #90 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 93% | Reading: 94%) - Freshwater Elementary School
Rank: #103 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Seventh Ward Elementary School
Rank: #248 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Denham Springs, LA Schools
Rank: #99.
18%
(3 out of 17)
(3 out of 17)
- L. W. Ruppel Academy For Advanced Studies
Rank: #2 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced Studies
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Gretna, LA Schools
Rank: #1010.
17%
(6 out of 35)
(6 out of 35)
- T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Lebleu Settlement Elementary School
Rank: #103 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Prien Lake Elementary School
Rank: #192 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lake Charles, LA Schools
Rank: #1111.
16%
(3 out of 19)
(3 out of 19)
- Haynes Academy School For Advanced Studies
Rank: #2 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Airline Park Academy For Advanced Studies
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Metairie, LA Schools
Rank: #1212.
14%
(3 out of 22)
(3 out of 22)
- Stockwell Place Elementary School
Rank: #113 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 91%) - Legacy Elementary School
Rank: #139 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 93% | Reading: 91%) - W.t. Lewis Elementary School
Rank: #224 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bossier City, LA Schools
Rank: #13-1413 - 14.
10%
(6 out of 60)
(6 out of 60)
- Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Rank: #2 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School
Rank: #2 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
Rank: #2 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Shreveport, LA Schools
Rank: #13-1413 - 14.
10%
(3 out of 31)
(3 out of 31)
- Early College Academy
Rank: #49 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy
Rank: #248 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 87%) - Myrtle Place Elementary School
Rank: #248 of 1,267 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lafayette, LA Schools
Rank: #1515.
9%
(10 out of 111)
(10 out of 111)
Rank: #1616.
5%
(5 out of 93)
(5 out of 93)
- Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
Rank: #14 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Lusher Charter School
Rank: #14 of 1,267 (Top 1%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Benjamin Franklin High School
Rank: #25 of 1,267 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%) - View Full List of Top Ranked New Orleans, LA Schools
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