Top 10 Best Public Preschools in Louisiana (2024)

The top ranked public preschools in Louisiana are Metairie For Advanced Studies, Airline Park For Advanced Studies and Gretna No.
2 For Advanced Studies. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Youngsville, Prairieville and Geismar.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Louisiana is 32%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 42%.

Top Ranked Public Preschools in Louisiana (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Metairie For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
201 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 833-5539
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Airline Park For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
6201 Camphor Street
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 888-0969
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Gretna No. 2 For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
701 Amelia Street
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 366-3582
Rank: #44.
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
831 Erie Street
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 865-5119
Rank: #55.
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2000 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 926-5421
Rank: #66.
Fairfield Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
6215 Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 868-9826
Rank: #77.
Ray St. Pierre For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2820 Mount Kennedy Drive
Marrero, LA 70072
(504) 347-4739
Rank: #88.
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
802 Mayflower
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 343-6630
Rank: #99.
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
4500 Lincoln Road
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318) 445-6296
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Myrtle Place Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 521-7760
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1072 Vincent Settlement Road
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4580
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Bullion Primary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
17005 Sills Drive
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-6950
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Ruppel Academie Francaise
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
815 Huey P Long Ave
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 361-8905
Rank: #1414.
Evangeline Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1448 Old Evangeline Highway
Evangeline, LA 70537
(337) 824-1368
Rank: #1515.
Natchitoches Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
800 Koonce Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 357-1252
Rank: #1616.
Pontchartrain Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
1500 West Causeway Approach
Mandeville, LA 70471
(985) 626-3748
Rank: #1717.
Oak Grove Primary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
17550 Old Jefferson Hwy
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-6750
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Indian Bayou Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1603 La Highway 700
Rayne, LA 70578
(337) 334-4070
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
N.s.u. Elementary Lab School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
125 Central Avenue
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 357-6973
Rank: #2020.
Bayou Community Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
800 East Seventh Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 446-3011
Rank: #2121.
Prien Lake Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
3741 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 217-4910
Rank: #2222.
Egan Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
2166 Egan Highway
Egan, LA 70531
(337) 783-4148
Rank: #2323.
Baton Rouge Center For Visual And Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 63% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2040 So Acadian Thwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 344-0084
Rank: #2424.
Bluff Ridge Primary
(Math: 72% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
14191 Hwy 73
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-2050
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Palmetto Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
235 Rideau Street
Palmetto, LA 71358
(337) 623-4482
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Stephensville Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
3243 Highway 70
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-1366
Rank: #2727.
Claiborne School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1011 Wallace Dean Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 396-8200
Rank: #2828.
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
8906 Hwy 165 South
Woodworth, LA 71485
(318) 473-4066
Rank: #2929.
Dutchtown Primary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 73% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
13046 Hwy 73
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 391-7850
Rank: #3030.
Prairieville Primary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 68% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
40228 Parker Road
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-7400
Rank: #3131.
Ernest Gallet Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 77% (Top 5%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
2901 E Milton Ave
Youngsville, LA 70592
(337) 521-7690
Rank: #3232.
Mermentau Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-7
405 Church Street
Mermentau, LA 70556
(337) 824-1943
Rank: #3333.
Green T. Lindon Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
603 Avenue B
Youngsville, LA 70592
(337) 521-7720
Rank: #3434.
Spanish Lake Primary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
13323 Bluff Road
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 391-7650
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Dularge Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
621 Dularge Road
Houma, LA 70363
(985) 879-1629
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