Best Middle Schools in Louisiana (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

186

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	90%	75%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,003
#2	A+	Sherwood Middle Academic Academy (Magnet)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	73%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	770
#3	A+	Bluff Middle School	Prairieville	Ascension Parish	72%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	631
#4	A+	Nsu Middle Lab School	Natchitoches	Natchitoches Parish	72%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	178
#5	A+	Prairieville Middle School	Prairieville	Ascension Parish	69%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	770
#6	A+	Mandeville Junior High School	Mandeville	St. Tammany Parish	66%	59%	Meets Expectations	552
#7	A+	Dutchtown Middle School	Geismar	Ascension Parish	64%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	657
#8	A+	Edgar Martin Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	63%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	490
#9	A+	North Desoto Middle School 6 8	Stonewall	DeSoto Parish	61%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	600
#10	A+	West Ridge Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	61%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#11	A+	Sixth Ward Middle School	Thibodaux	Lafourche Parish	59%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	271
#12	A+	Fontainebleau Junior High School	Mandeville	St. Tammany Parish	58%	52%	Meets Expectations	877
#13	A+	Madisonville Junior High School	Madisonville	St. Tammany Parish	58%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	655
#14	A	Lj Alleman Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	58%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	952
#15	A	Lp Monteleone Junior High School	Mandeville	St. Tammany Parish	56%	51%	Meets Expectations	422
#16	A	Belle Chasse Middle School	Belle Chasse	Plaquemines Parish	53%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	721
#17	A	Benton Middle School	Benton	Bossier Parish	53%	49%	Meets Expectations	850
#18	A	Galvez Middle School	Prairieville	Ascension Parish	53%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	804
#19	A	North Vermilion Middle School	Maurice	Vermilion Parish	52%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	656
#20	A	Northwestern Middle School	Zachary	Zachary Community School District	52%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	912
#21	A	Sterlington Middle School	Sterlington	Ouachita Parish	52%	48%	Meets Expectations	423
#22	A	Harry M Hurst Middle School	Destrehan	St. Charles Parish	51%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	760
#23	A	Lockport Middle School	Lockport	Lafourche Parish	51%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#24	A	Moss Bluff Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	51%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	883
#25	A	Denham Springs Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	50%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	892
#26	A	Live Oak Junior High	Watson	Livingston Parish	50%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	745
#27	A	W W Lewis Middle School	Sulphur	Calcasieu Parish	50%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	777
#28	A-	Central Middle School	Central	Central Community School District	50%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,163
#29	A-	Erath Middle School	Erath	Vermilion Parish	50%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	545
#30	A-	Folsom Junior High School	Folsom	St. Tammany Parish	50%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	208
#31	A-	Iota Middle School	Iota	Acadia Parish	50%	46%	Meets Expectations	287
#32	A-	Montegut Middle School	Montegut	Terrebonne Parish	50%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	500
#33	A-	Albany Middle School	Albany	Livingston Parish	49%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	647
#34	A-	Good Hope Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	49%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	602
#35	A-	Jb Martin Middle School	Paradis	St. Charles Parish	49%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	772
#36	A-	St Amant Middle School	St Amant	Ascension Parish	49%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	556
#37	A-	Tioga Junior High School	Pineville	Rapides Parish	49%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	570
#38	A-	Youngsville Middle School	Youngsville	Lafayette Parish	49%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#39	A-	Brusly Middle School	Brusly	West Baton Rouge Parish	48%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	580
#40	A-	S P Arnett Middle School	Westlake	Calcasieu Parish	48%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#41	B+	Lasalle Junior High School	Urania	LaSalle Parish	47%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	160
#42	B+	North Corbin Junior High School	Walker	Livingston Parish	47%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	648
#43	B+	S J Welsh Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	47%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	1,107
#44	B+	West Feliciana Middle School	St Francisville	West Feliciana Parish	47%	40%	Meets Expectations	474
#45	B+	Bayou Blue Middle School	Houma	Lafourche Parish	45%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	424
#46	B+	Lacache Middle School	Chauvin	Terrebonne Parish	45%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	304
#47	B+	Mckinley Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	45%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	632
#48	B+	Boyet Junior High School	Slidell	St. Tammany Parish	44%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	725
#49	B+	Juban Parc Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	44%	38%	Meets Expectations	602
#50	B+	Larose Cut Off Middle School	Larose	Lafourche Parish	44%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	481
#51	B+	Maplewood Middle School	Sulphur	Calcasieu Parish	44%	37%	Meets Expectations	335
#52	B+	Woodlawn Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	44%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	314
#53	B+	Belle Place Middle School	New Iberia	Iberia Parish	43%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	413
#54	B+	Westside Junior High School	Walker	Livingston Parish	43%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	443
#55	B+	Central Middle School	Gonzales	Ascension Parish	42%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	747
#56	B+	Neville Junior High School	Monroe	City of Monroe School District	42%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	480
#57	B+	Golden Meadow Middle School	Golden Meadow	Lafourche Parish	41%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	341
#58	B+	Pineville Junior High School	Pineville	Rapides Parish	41%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	603
#59	B	Berwick Junior High School	Berwick	St. Mary Parish	40%	33%	Meets Expectations	388
#60	B	Dequincy Middle School	Dequincy	Calcasieu Parish	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	212
#61	B	Houma Junior High School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	40%	33%	Meets Expectations	729
#62	B	Kinder Middle School	Kinder	Allen Parish	40%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	374
#63	B	Springfield Middle School	Springfield	Livingston Parish	40%	37%	Meets Expectations	419
#64	B	Broussard Middle School	Broussard	Lafayette Parish	39%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	581
#65	B	Elm Grove Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	39%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	952
#66	B	F K White Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	39%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	661
#67	B	Haughton Middle School	Haughton	Bossier Parish	39%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,075
#68	B	Jena Junior High School	Jena	LaSalle Parish	39%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	297
#69	B	Arnaudville Middle School	Arnaudville	St. Landry Parish	38%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	177
#70	B	Judice Middle School	Duson	Lafayette Parish	38%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	463
#71	B	Np Trist Middle School	Meraux	St. Bernard Parish	38%	35%	Meets Expectations	787
#72	B-	Glasgow Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	38%	33%	Meets Expectations	550
#73	B-	Raceland Middle School	Raceland	Lafourche Parish	38%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	300
#74	B-	Cope Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	836
#75	B-	Evergreen Junior High School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	36%	32%	Meets Expectations	699
#76	B-	Leblanc Middle School	Sulphur	Calcasieu Parish	36%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	399
#77	B-	Patterson Junior High School	Patterson	St. Mary Parish	36%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	412
#78	B-	Leesville Junior High School	Leesville	Vernon Parish	35%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	447
#79	B-	Napoleonville Middle School	Napoleonville	Assumption Parish	35%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	266
#80	B-	Calhoun Middle School	Calhoun	Ouachita Parish	34%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	491
#81	B-	Ia Lewis School	Ruston	Lincoln Parish	34%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	280
#82	B-	Southside Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	34%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	574
#83	B-	Welsh Roanoke Junior High School	Roanoke	Jefferson Davis Parish	34%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	204
#84	C+	Albert Cammon Middle School	St Rose	St. Charles Parish	33%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	307
#85	C+	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Chalmette	St. Bernard Parish	33%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	606
#86	C+	Deridder Junior High School	Deridder	Beauregard Parish	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	506
#87	C+	Greenacres Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	33%	27%	Meets Expectations	611
#88	C+	Rk Smith Middle School	Luling	St. Charles Parish	33%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	342
#89	C+	Scott Middle School	Scott	Lafayette Parish	33%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	559
#90	C+	Slidell Junior High School	Slidell	St. Tammany Parish	33%	28%	Meets Expectations	823
#91	C+	St Bernard Middle School	St Bernard	St. Bernard Parish	33%	28%	Meets Expectations	354
#92	C+	East Ouachita Middle School	Monroe	Ouachita Parish	32%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	540
#93	C+	Scott M Brame Middle School	Alexandria	Rapides Parish	32%	27%	Meets Expectations	794
#94	C+	Creekside Junior High	Pearl River	St. Tammany Parish	31%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	534
#95	C+	Ruston Junior High School	Ruston	Lincoln Parish	31%	28%	Meets Expectations	558
#96	C+	Vinton Middle School	Vinton	Calcasieu Parish	31%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	214
#97	C+	Franklinton Junior High School	Franklinton	Washington Parish	30%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	362
#98	C+	Iberia Middle School	New Iberia	Iberia Parish	30%	26%	Meets Expectations	498
#99	C	B Edward Boudreaux Middle School	Baldwin	St. Mary Parish	30%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	206
#100	C	Gonzales Middle School	Gonzales	Ascension Parish	30%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	781
#101	C	Many Junior High School	Many	Sabine Parish	30%	24%	Meets Expectations	404
#102	C	Port Barre Middle School	Port Barre	St. Landry Parish	30%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	307
#103	C	William Pitcher Junior High School	Covington	St. Tammany Parish	30%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	380
#104	C	Woodlawn Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	30%	28%	Meets Expectations	887
#105	C	Caldwell Parish Junior High School	Columbia	Caldwell Parish	29%	25%	Meets Expectations	362
#106	C	Mangham Junior High School	Mangham	Richland Parish	29%	27%	Meets Expectations	211
#107	C	Vidalia Junior High School	Vidalia	Concordia Parish	29%	23%	Meets Expectations	349
#108	C	Eunice Junior High School	Eunice	St. Landry Parish	28%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	344
#109	C	North Webster Junior High School	Sarepta	Webster Parish	28%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	367
#110	C	Port Allen Middle School	Port Allen	West Baton Rouge Parish	28%	22%	Meets Expectations	204
#111	C	West Thibodaux Middle School	Thibodaux	Lafourche Parish	28%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	430
#112	C	Grand Caillou Middle School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	27%	25%	Meets Expectations	318
#113	C	Walker Junior High	Walker	Livingston Parish	27%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	482
#114	C-	Loranger Middle School	Loranger	Tangipahoa Parish	27%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	610
#115	C-	Natchitoches JR High School	Natchitoches	Natchitoches Parish	27%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	325
#116	C-	Cecilia Junior High School	Cecilia	St. Martin Parish	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	599
#117	C-	Grant Junior High School	Dry Prong	Grant Parish	26%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	504
#118	C-	Lh Marrero Middle School	Marrero	Jefferson Parish	26%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	672
#119	C-	Oaklawn Middle School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	26%	21%	Meets Expectations	587
#120	C-	East Feliciana Middle School	Clinton	East Feliciana Parish	25%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	120
#121	C-	Jewel M Sumner Middle School	Kentwood	Tangipahoa Parish	25%	22%	Meets Expectations	330
#122	C-	Ponchatoula Junior High School	Ponchatoula	Tangipahoa Parish	25%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	770
#123	C-	Plaisance Middle School	Opelousas	St. Landry Parish	24%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	220
#124	C-	Westdale Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	24%	20%	Meets Expectations	757
#125	C-	St Martinville Junior High School	St Martinville	St. Martin Parish	23%	22%	Meets Expectations	385
#126	D+	Armstrong Middle School	Rayne	Acadia Parish	23%	18%	Meets Expectations	340
#127	D+	Carencro Middle School	Carencro	Lafayette Parish	23%	17%	Meets Expectations	665
#128	D+	Church Point Middle School	Church Point	Acadia Parish	23%	16%	Meets Expectations	256
#129	D+	Jd Meisler Middle School	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	23%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	753
#130	D+	Mansfield Middle School	Mansfield	DeSoto Parish	23%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	382
#131	D+	Oakdale Middle School	Oakdale	Allen Parish	23%	21%	Meets Expectations	322
#132	D+	Webster Junior High School	Minden	Webster Parish	23%	19%	Meets Expectations	519
#133	D+	Winnfield Middle School	Winnfield	Winn Parish	23%	22%	Meets Expectations	345
#134	D+	Youree Dr Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School (Magnet)	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	23%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	1,087
#135	D+	John Q Adams Middle School	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	900
#136	D+	Morgan City Junior High School	Morgan City	St. Mary Parish	22%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	488
#137	D+	Scotlandville Pre Engineering Academy (Magnet)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	22%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	189
#138	D+	Anderson Middle School	New Iberia	Iberia Parish	21%	14%	Meets Expectations	399
#139	D+	Breaux Bridge Junior High School	Breaux Bridge	St. Martin Parish	21%	19%	Meets Expectations	397
#140	D+	Ouachita Junior High School	Monroe	Ouachita Parish	21%	16%	Meets Expectations	422
#141	D+	Sunset Middle School	Sunset	St. Landry Parish	21%	18%	Meets Expectations	407
#142	D	Red River Junior High School	Coushatta	Red River Parish	20%	16%	Meets Expectations	264
#143	D	Th Harris Middle School	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	20%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	707
#144	D	Arthur F Smith Middle Magnet School	Alexandria	Rapides Parish	19%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	415
#145	D	Jh Williams Middle School	Abbeville	Vermilion Parish	19%	13%	Meets Expectations	528
#146	D	St Tammany Junior High School	Slidell	St. Tammany Parish	18%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	793
#147	D	Acadian Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	372
#148	D	Community School For Apprenticeship Learning (Charter)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	17%	13%	Meets Expectations	314
#149	D	Martin Luther King Junior High School	Monroe	City of Monroe School District	17%	11%	Meets Expectations	353
#150	D	Riser Middle School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	17%	12%	Meets Expectations	469
#151	D	Lafayette Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	16%	14%	Meets Expectations	369
#152	D	Oak Park Middle School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	16%	9%	Meets Expectations	385
#153	D-	Crowley Middle School	Crowley	Acadia Parish	16%	13%	Meets Expectations	449
#154	D-	Delhi Middle School	Delhi	Richland Parish	16%	9%	Meets Expectations	93
#155	D-	Einstein Charter Middle Sch At Sarah Towles Reed (Charter)	New Orleans	Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed	16%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	227
#156	D-	Eva Legard Learning Center	Baton Rouge		16%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	43
#157	D-	Livaudais Middle School	Terrytown	Jefferson Parish	16%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	621
#158	D-	Lowery Middle School	Donaldsonville	Ascension Parish	16%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	295
#159	D-	Ray D Molo Middle Magnet School	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish	16%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	325
#160	D-	Richwood Junior High School	Monroe	Ouachita Parish	16%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	378
#161	D-	Stella Worley Middle School	Westwego	Jefferson Parish	16%	13%	Meets Expectations	470
#162	D-	Amite Westside Middle Magnet	Amite	Tangipahoa Parish	15%	10%	Meets Expectations	285
#163	D-	Belle Rose Middle School	Belle Rose	Assumption Parish	15%	12%	Meets Expectations	124
#164	D-	East St John Preparatory Academy	Laplace	St. John the Baptist Parish	15%	12%	Meets Expectations	392
#165	D-	Franklin Junior High School	Franklin	St. Mary Parish	15%	11%	Meets Expectations	211
#166	D-	Northside Elementary School	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	15%	7%	Meets Expectations	323
#167	D-	Opelousas Junior High School	Opelousas	St. Landry Parish	15%	9%	Meets Expectations	456
#168	D-	Alexandria Middle Magnet School	Alexandria	Rapides Parish	14%	9%	Meets Expectations	608
#169	D-	Labadieville Middle School	Labadieville	Assumption Parish	14%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	248
#170	D-	Ferriday Junior High School	Ferriday	Concordia Parish	13%	9%	Meets Expectations	230
#171	D-	Southeast Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	13%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	994
#172	F	Ridgewood Middle School	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	702
#173	F	Rusheon Middle School	Bossier City	Bossier Parish	12%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	600
#174	F	Carroll Junior High School	Monroe	City of Monroe School District	11%	9%	Meets Expectations	335
#175	F	Caddo Middle Career And Technology School	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	10%	7%	Meets Expectations	388
#176	F	Jonesboro Hodge Middle School	Jonesboro	Jackson Parish	10%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	162
#177	F	Madison Middle School	Tallulah	Madison Parish	10%	9%	Meets Expectations	244
#178	F	Capitol Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	9%	7%	Meets Expectations	580
#179	F	Helix Legal Academy (Charter)	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	9%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	74
#180	F	Paul Breaux Middle School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	9%	18%	Underperforms Expectations	680
#181	F	Griffin Middle School Academy	Lake Providence	East Carroll Parish	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	168
#182	F	Homer Junior High School	Homer	Claiborne Parish	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	278
#183	F	Park Forest Middle School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	8%	14%	Underperforms Expectations	582
#184	F	Fair Park Middle School (Charter)	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	7%	7%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#185	F	Rayville Junior High School	Rayville	Richland Parish	7%	8%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	153
#186	F	Baker Middle School	Baker	City of Baker School District	6%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	176

How Louisiana's middle schools compare

A: 40B: 43C: 42D: 46F: 15

45% of the 186 ranked middle schools in Louisiana earn an A or B (40 A grades, 43 B, 42 C, 46 D, 15 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 148 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (80% here, 70% nationally), and 78 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 28% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Bluff Middle School (72% against 50%, A+), Prairieville Middle School (69% against 47%, A+), Sixth Ward Middle School (59% against 39%, A+), Galvez Middle School (53% against 33%, A), Lasalle Junior High School (47% against 27%, B+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 47): Ascension Parish (5), St. Tammany Parish (5), Calcasieu Parish (4), Livingston Parish (4).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Baton Rouge (12, 3 at A or B), Shreveport (6, 1 at A or B), Monroe (6, 1 at A or B), Lafayette (5, 2 at A or B), Lake Charles (5, 3 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Central Middle School (1,163 students, A-, #28), S J Welsh Middle School (1,107 students, B+, #43), Youree Dr Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School (1,087 students, D+, #134).

Of the top 25, 2 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

5 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.

Not yet graded (5)

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

Amikids Caddo, Shreveport
East Thibodaux Middle School, Thibodaux
Glen Oaks Middle School, Baton Rouge
Gretna Middle School, Gretna
Kenilworth Science And Technology Charter School, 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 186 ranked middle schools in Louisiana with a SchoolGrade of A+, 90% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 75%.

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 191 public middle schools in Louisiana; 186 are ranked here and 5 are listed as not ranked.