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Best Schools in Louisiana (2026)

1,609 schools across 191 districts and 334 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

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The local route

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  1. Baton Rouge

    134 schools on file.

  2. New Orleans

    118 schools on file.

  3. Shreveport

    68 schools on file.

The districts

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The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Louisiana, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
1,609
Districts
191
Cities/towns
334
Average rating
6.3
out of 10
Math proficiency
49%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
55%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
14.7:1
Estimated scores
20%
315 of 1,609 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Louisiana?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 1,609 public schools across 191 districts in Louisiana.

What is the average school rating in Louisiana?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Louisiana is 6.3 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Louisiana are proficient in math?

On average, 49.0% of students across ranked schools in Louisiana are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Louisiana are proficient in reading?

On average, 55.0% of students across ranked schools in Louisiana are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Louisiana?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Louisiana is 14.7:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Louisiana?

The top-ranked school in Louisiana on MySchoolScout is Port Allen Middle School in Port Allen, with a composite score of 9.8/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Louisiana?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Louisiana Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Louisiana Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.