Best Middle Schools in Louisiana (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

182

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Louisiana, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Louisiana rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Louisiana middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	82%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,003
#2	A+	Bluff Middle School	Prairieville	Ascension Parish	69%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	631
#3	A+	Prairieville Middle School	Prairieville	Ascension Parish	68%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	770
#4	A	Nsu Middle Lab School	Natchitoches	Natchitoches Parish	67%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	178
#5	A	Sherwood Middle Academic Academy (Magnet)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	63%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	770
#6	A	Mandeville Junior High School	Mandeville	St. Tammany Parish	61%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	552
#7	A	Sixth Ward Middle School	Thibodaux	Lafourche Parish	60%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	271
#8	A	Dutchtown Middle School	Geismar	Ascension Parish	59%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	657
#9	A-	North Desoto Middle School 6 8	Stonewall	DeSoto Parish	58%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	600
#10	A-	Lp Monteleone Junior High School	Mandeville	St. Tammany Parish	57%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	422
#11	A-	West Ridge Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	56%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#12	A-	Erath Middle School	Erath	Vermilion Parish	54%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	545
#13	B+	Albany Middle School	Albany	Livingston Parish	52%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	647
#14	B+	Sterlington Middle School	Sterlington	Ouachita Parish	51%	52%	Meets Expectations	423
#15	B+	Benton Middle School	Benton	Bossier Parish	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	850
#16	B+	Jb Martin Middle School	Paradis	St. Charles Parish	50%	51%	Meets Expectations	772
#17	B+	Northwestern Middle School	Zachary	Zachary Community School District	50%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	912
#18	B+	Fontainebleau Junior High School	Mandeville	St. Tammany Parish	49%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	877
#19	B+	Harry M Hurst Middle School	Destrehan	St. Charles Parish	49%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	760
#20	B+	Live Oak Junior High	Watson	Livingston Parish	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	745
#21	B+	Boyet Junior High School	Slidell	St. Tammany Parish	47%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	725
#22	B+	West Feliciana Middle School	St Francisville	West Feliciana Parish	47%	47%	Meets Expectations	474
#23	B	Madisonville Junior High School	Madisonville	St. Tammany Parish	47%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	655
#24	B	Mckinley Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	47%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	632
#25	B	Denham Springs Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	46%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	892
#26	B	Lj Alleman Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	952
#27	B	North Corbin Junior High School	Walker	Livingston Parish	46%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	648
#28	B	North Vermilion Middle School	Maurice	Vermilion Parish	46%	46%	Meets Expectations	656
#29	B	Central Middle School	Central	Central Community School District	45%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,163
#30	B	Montegut Middle School	Montegut	Terrebonne Parish	44%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	500
#31	B	Cope Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	43%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	836
#32	B	Edgar Martin Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	43%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	490
#33	B	Galvez Middle School	Prairieville	Ascension Parish	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	804
#34	B	Lockport Middle School	Lockport	Lafourche Parish	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	376
#35	B	St Amant Middle School	St Amant	Ascension Parish	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	556
#36	B-	Juban Parc Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	602
#37	B-	Youngsville Middle School	Youngsville	Lafayette Parish	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	646
#38	B-	Berwick Junior High School	Berwick	St. Mary Parish	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	388
#39	B-	Good Hope Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	42%	44%	Meets Expectations	602
#40	B-	Belle Chasse Middle School	Belle Chasse	Plaquemines Parish	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	721
#41	B-	Calhoun Middle School	Calhoun	Ouachita Parish	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	491
#42	B-	Central Middle School	Gonzales	Ascension Parish	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	747
#43	B-	Iota Middle School	Iota	Acadia Parish	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	287
#44	B-	Kinder Middle School	Kinder	Allen Parish	41%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	374
#45	B-	Larose Cut Off Middle School	Larose	Lafourche Parish	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	481
#46	B-	Np Trist Middle School	Meraux	St. Bernard Parish	41%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	787
#47	B-	Springfield Middle School	Springfield	Livingston Parish	41%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	419
#48	B-	Westside Junior High School	Walker	Livingston Parish	41%	40%	Meets Expectations	443
#49	B-	Albert Cammon Middle School	St Rose	St. Charles Parish	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	307
#50	C+	Belle Place Middle School	New Iberia	Iberia Parish	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	413
#51	C+	Broussard Middle School	Broussard	Lafayette Parish	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	581
#52	C+	Folsom Junior High School	Folsom	St. Tammany Parish	38%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	208
#53	C+	Moss Bluff Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	38%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	883
#54	C+	Walker Junior High	Walker	Livingston Parish	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	482
#55	C+	Haughton Middle School	Haughton	Bossier Parish	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,075
#56	C+	Maplewood Middle School	Sulphur	Calcasieu Parish	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	335
#57	C+	Pineville Junior High School	Pineville	Rapides Parish	37%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	603
#58	C+	Rk Smith Middle School	Luling	St. Charles Parish	37%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	342
#59	C+	S P Arnett Middle School	Westlake	Calcasieu Parish	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	370
#60	C+	Southside Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	574
#61	C+	W W Lewis Middle School	Sulphur	Calcasieu Parish	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	777
#62	C+	Woodlawn Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	314
#63	C+	Leblanc Middle School	Sulphur	Calcasieu Parish	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	399
#64	C+	Neville Junior High School	Monroe	City of Monroe School District	36%	35%	Meets Expectations	480
#65	C+	Golden Meadow Middle School	Golden Meadow	Lafourche Parish	35%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	341
#66	C+	Jena Junior High School	Jena	LaSalle Parish	35%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	297
#67	C	Lasalle Junior High School	Urania	LaSalle Parish	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	160
#68	C	Elm Grove Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	34%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	952
#69	C	Glasgow Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	550
#70	C	Slidell Junior High School	Slidell	St. Tammany Parish	34%	36%	Meets Expectations	823
#71	C	Welsh Roanoke Junior High School	Roanoke	Jefferson Davis Parish	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	204
#72	C	Bayou Blue Middle School	Houma	Lafourche Parish	33%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	424
#73	C	Franklinton Junior High School	Franklinton	Washington Parish	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	362
#74	C	Houma Junior High School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	729
#75	C	Lacache Middle School	Chauvin	Terrebonne Parish	33%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	304
#76	C	S J Welsh Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	33%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	1,107
#77	C	Tioga Junior High School	Pineville	Rapides Parish	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	570
#78	C	Deridder Junior High School	Deridder	Beauregard Parish	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	506
#79	C	F K White Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	661
#80	C	Grant Junior High School	Dry Prong	Grant Parish	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	504
#81	C	Napoleonville Middle School	Napoleonville	Assumption Parish	32%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	266
#82	C	Paul Breaux Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	680
#83	C	Port Barre Middle School	Port Barre	St. Landry Parish	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	307
#84	C	Scott M Brame Middle School	Alexandria	Rapides Parish	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	794
#85	C	St Bernard Middle School	St Bernard	St. Bernard Parish	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	354
#86	C	Eunice Junior High School	Eunice	St. Landry Parish	31%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	344
#87	C	Leesville Junior High School	Leesville	Vernon Parish	31%	30%	Meets Expectations	447
#88	C-	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Chalmette	St. Bernard Parish	30%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	606
#89	C-	Brusly Middle School	Brusly	West Baton Rouge Parish	30%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	580
#90	C-	Evergreen Junior High School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	699
#91	C-	William Pitcher Junior High School	Covington	St. Tammany Parish	30%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	380
#92	C-	Arnaudville Middle School	Arnaudville	St. Landry Parish	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	177
#93	C-	East Ouachita Middle School	Monroe	Ouachita Parish	29%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	540
#94	C-	Iberia Middle School	New Iberia	Iberia Parish	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	498
#95	C-	Many Junior High School	Many	Sabine Parish	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	404
#96	C-	Ruston Junior High School	Ruston	Lincoln Parish	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	558
#97	C-	Grand Caillou Middle School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	318
#98	C-	Woodlawn Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	27%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	887
#99	D+	Creekside Junior High	Pearl River	St. Tammany Parish	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#100	D+	Judice Middle School	Duson	Lafayette Parish	27%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	463
#101	D+	Greenacres Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	26%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#102	D+	John Q Adams Middle School	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	26%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	900
#103	D+	Morgan City Junior High School	Morgan City	St. Mary Parish	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	488
#104	D+	Raceland Middle School	Raceland	Lafourche Parish	26%	27%	Meets Expectations	300
#105	D+	St Tammany Junior High School	Slidell	St. Tammany Parish	26%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	793
#106	D+	Anderson Middle School	New Iberia	Iberia Parish	25%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	399
#107	D+	Oaklawn Middle School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	25%	25%	Meets Expectations	587
#108	D+	Ponchatoula Junior High School	Ponchatoula	Tangipahoa Parish	25%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	770
#109	D+	Armstrong Middle School	Rayne	Acadia Parish	24%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	340
#110	D+	Mangham Junior High School	Mangham	Richland Parish	24%	27%	Meets Expectations	211
#111	D+	Patterson Junior High School	Patterson	St. Mary Parish	24%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	412
#112	D+	Vinton Middle School	Vinton	Calcasieu Parish	24%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	214
#113	D	Cecilia Junior High School	Cecilia	St. Martin Parish	23%	26%	Meets Expectations	599
#114	D	Church Point Middle School	Church Point	Acadia Parish	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	256
#115	D	Gonzales Middle School	Gonzales	Ascension Parish	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	781
#116	D	Plaisance Middle School	Opelousas	St. Landry Parish	23%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	220
#117	D	B Edward Boudreaux Middle School	Baldwin	St. Mary Parish	22%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	206
#118	D	Dequincy Middle School	Dequincy	Calcasieu Parish	22%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	212
#119	D	Jewel M Sumner Middle School	Kentwood	Tangipahoa Parish	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	330
#120	D	Mansfield Middle School	Mansfield	DeSoto Parish	22%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	382
#121	D	Westdale Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	22%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	757
#122	D	Winnfield Middle School	Winnfield	Winn Parish	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	345
#123	D	Alexandria Middle Magnet School	Alexandria	Rapides Parish	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	608
#124	D	Carencro Middle School	Carencro	Lafayette Parish	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	665
#125	D	Loranger Middle School	Loranger	Tangipahoa Parish	21%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	610
#126	D	Scott Middle School	Scott	Lafayette Parish	21%	23%	Meets Expectations	559
#127	D	West Thibodaux Middle School	Thibodaux	Lafourche Parish	21%	22%	Meets Expectations	430
#128	D	Youree Dr Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School (Magnet)	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	21%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,087
#129	D	Lh Marrero Middle School	Marrero	Jefferson Parish	20%	21%	Meets Expectations	672
#130	D	North Webster Junior High School	Sarepta	Webster Parish	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	367
#131	D	Oakdale Middle School	Oakdale	Allen Parish	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	322
#132	D	Sunset Middle School	Sunset	St. Landry Parish	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#133	D	Caldwell Parish Junior High School	Columbia	Caldwell Parish	19%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	362
#134	D	Jd Meisler Middle School	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	19%	23%	Meets Expectations	753
#135	D	Vidalia Junior High School	Vidalia	Concordia Parish	19%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	349
#136	D-	Jh Williams Middle School	Abbeville	Vermilion Parish	18%	19%	Meets Expectations	528
#137	D-	Port Allen Middle School	Port Allen	West Baton Rouge Parish	18%	20%	Meets Expectations	204
#138	D-	Red River Junior High School	Coushatta	Red River Parish	18%	20%	Meets Expectations	264
#139	D-	St Martinville Junior High School	St Martinville	St. Martin Parish	18%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	385
#140	D-	Acadian Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	17%	20%	Meets Expectations	372
#141	D-	Franklin Junior High School	Franklin	St. Mary Parish	17%	16%	Meets Expectations	211
#142	D-	Lafayette Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	17%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	369
#143	D-	Ouachita Junior High School	Monroe	Ouachita Parish	17%	18%	Meets Expectations	422
#144	D-	Riser Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	469
#145	D-	Scotlandville Pre Engineering Academy (Magnet)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	16%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	189
#146	D-	Th Harris Middle School	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	16%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	707
#147	D-	Webster Junior High School	Minden	Webster Parish	16%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	519
#148	D-	Breaux Bridge Junior High School	Breaux Bridge	St. Martin Parish	15%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	397
#149	D-	Community School For Apprenticeship Learning (Charter)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	14%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	314
#150	D-	Einstein Charter Middle Sch At Sarah Towles Reed (Charter)	New Orleans	Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed	14%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	227
#151	D-	Labadieville Middle School	Labadieville	Assumption Parish	14%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	248
#152	D-	Martin Luther King Junior High School	Monroe	City of Monroe School District	14%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	353
#153	D-	Oak Park Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	14%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	385
#154	D-	Arthur F Smith Middle Magnet School	Alexandria	Rapides Parish	13%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	415
#155	D-	Belle Rose Middle School	Belle Rose	Assumption Parish	13%	17%	Meets Expectations	124
#156	D-	Livaudais Middle School	Terrytown	Jefferson Parish	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	621
#157	F	Crowley Middle School	Crowley	Acadia Parish	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	449
#158	F	Lowery Middle School	Donaldsonville	Ascension Parish	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	295
#159	F	Stella Worley Middle School	Westwego	Jefferson Parish	12%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	470
#160	F	Amite Westside Middle Magnet	Amite	Tangipahoa Parish	11%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	285
#161	F	Natchitoches JR High School	Natchitoches	Natchitoches Parish	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	325
#162	F	Southeast Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	11%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	994
#163	F	East St John Preparatory Academy	Laplace	St. John the Baptist Parish	10%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	392
#164	F	Ray D Molo Middle Magnet School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	325
#165	F	Carroll Junior High School	Monroe	City of Monroe School District	9%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	335
#166	F	Jonesboro Hodge Middle School	Jonesboro	Jackson Parish	9%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	162
#167	F	Richwood Junior High School	Monroe	Ouachita Parish	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	378
#168	F	Rusheon Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	9%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	600
#169	F	Ferriday Junior High School	Ferriday	Concordia Parish	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	230
#170	F	Opelousas Junior High School	Opelousas	St. Landry Parish	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	456
#171	F	Park Forest Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	582
#172	F	Ridgewood Middle School	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	702
#173	F	Delhi Middle School	Delhi	Richland Parish	6%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	93
#174	F	Homer Junior High School	Homer	Claiborne Parish	6%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	278
#175	F	Madison Middle School	Tallulah	Madison Parish	6%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	244
#176	F	Baker Middle School	Baker	City of Baker School District	5%	6%	Meets Expectations	176
#177	F	Capitol Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	580
#178	F	East Feliciana Middle School	Clinton	East Feliciana Parish	5%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	120
#179	F	Fair Park Middle School (Charter)	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	5%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#180	F	Griffin Middle School Academy	Lake Providence	East Carroll Parish	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	168
#181	F	Caddo Middle Career And Technology School	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	4%	6%	Meets Expectations	388
#182	F	Rayville Junior High School	Rayville	Richland Parish	4%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	153

How Louisiana's middle schools compare

A: 12B: 37C: 49D: 58F: 26

27% of the 182 ranked middle schools in Louisiana earn an A or B (12 A grades, 37 B, 49 C, 58 D, 26 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 126 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 71% nationally), and 44 exceed it. On average 30% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 31% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Sherwood Middle Academic Academy (63% against 34%, A), Bluff Middle School (69% against 49%, A+), Prairieville Middle School (68% against 51%, A+), Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School (82% against 69%, A+), Mckinley Middle Magnet School (47% against 34%, B).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 46): Ascension Parish (6), St. Tammany Parish (5), Livingston Parish (5), Ouachita Parish (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Baton Rouge (10, 2 at A or B), Monroe (6, 0 at A or B), Shreveport (5, 1 at A or B), Lafayette (5, 2 at A or B), Lake Charles (5, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Central Middle School (1,163 students, B, #29), S J Welsh Middle School (1,107 students, C, #76), Youree Dr Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School (1,087 students, D, #128).

Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in Louisiana that are not ranked

7 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (1)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Amikids Caddo, Shreveport

Closed schools (4)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

D+ East Thibodaux Middle School, Thibodaux
F Glen Oaks Middle School, Baton Rouge
D- Gretna Middle School, Gretna
F Kenilworth Science And Technology Charter School, Baton Rouge

Not yet graded (2)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Helix Aviation Academy, Baton Rouge
Helix Legal Academy, Baton Rouge

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Louisiana.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Louisiana

What is the best middle school in Louisiana?

Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School in Shreveport ranks first among the 182 ranked middle schools in Louisiana with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 69%.

How are middle schools in Louisiana ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Louisiana have?

SchoolGrade grades 189 public middle schools in Louisiana; 182 are ranked here and 7 are listed as not ranked.