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: 20%
80%
Avg. Statewide: 48%
Top Ranked Cities With Best Public Schools in Louisiana (2025)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
80%
(4 out of 5)
(4 out of 5)
- Ernest Gallet Elementary School
Rank: #122 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 67%) - Green T. Lindon Elementary School
Rank: #131 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 68%) - Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy
Rank: #153 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 63% | Reading: 69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Youngsville, LA Schools
Rank: #22.
70%
(7 out of 10)
(7 out of 10)
Rank: #33.
67%
(4 out of 6)
(4 out of 6)
Rank: #44.
64%
(9 out of 14)
(9 out of 14)
- Pontchartrain Elementary School
Rank: #67 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Lake Harbor Middle School
Rank: #133 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%) - Tchefuncte Middle School
Rank: #141 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 64% | Reading: 70%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mandeville, LA Schools
Rank: #55.
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Seventh Ward Elementary School
Rank: #143 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%) - Forked Island/e. Broussard Elementary School
Rank: #143 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%) - Meaux Elementary School
Rank: #249 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Abbeville, LA Schools
Rank: #66.
31%
(4 out of 13)
(4 out of 13)
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School
Rank: #74 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 69% | Reading: 81%) - St. Charles Elementary School
Rank: #134 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%) - Sixth Ward Middle School
Rank: #139 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 57% | Reading: 78%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Thibodaux, LA Schools
Rank: #77.
21%
(3 out of 14)
(3 out of 14)
- Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies
Rank: #14 of 1,251 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced Studies
Rank: #24 of 1,251 (Top 1%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 95%) - Ruppel Academie Francaise
Rank: #60 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Gretna, LA Schools
Rank: #88.
20%
(6 out of 30)
(6 out of 30)
- Early College Academy
Rank: #30 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%) - Myrtle Place Elementary School
Rank: #56 of 1,251 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - Woodvale Elementary School
Rank: #207 of 1,251 (Top 10%)
(Math: 62% | Reading: 63%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lafayette, LA Schools
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