The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a county 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: 20%
42%
Avg. Statewide: 28%
Top Ranked Counties With Best Public Schools in Louisiana (2025)
County
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
42%
(13 out of 31)
(13 out of 31)
Rank: #22.
33%
(7 out of 21)
(7 out of 21)
- Seventh Ward Elementary School
Rank: #70 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%) - Delcambre Elementary School
Rank: #70 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - Forked Island/e. Broussard Elementary School
Rank: #70 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Vermilion Parish, LA Schools
Rank: #33.
24%
(7 out of 29)
(7 out of 29)
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School
Rank: #37 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 81%) - St. Charles Elementary School
Rank: #65 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%) - Sixth Ward Middle School
Rank: #68 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 57% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lafourche Parish, LA Schools
Rank: #44.
22%
(11 out of 49)
(11 out of 49)
- Early College Academy
Rank: #16 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%) - Myrtle Place Elementary School
Rank: #24 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Ernest Gallet Elementary School
Rank: #56 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 67%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lafayette Parish, LA Schools
Rank: #55.
20%
(11 out of 56)
(11 out of 56)
- Pontchartrain Elementary School
Rank: #33 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Lake Harbor Middle School
Rank: #62 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%) - Tchefuncte Middle School
Rank: #69 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 70%) - View Full List of Top Ranked St. Tammany Parish, LA Schools
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