Best School Districts in Louisiana

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score. Based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. NCES CCD 2022-23.

50
Districts Ranked
434,339
Students
51/100
Avg Quality Score
LA
State
# District Avg Quality Grade
1. Cameron Parish Cameron 66.6 B-
2. Bienville Parish Arcadia 59.8 C
3. East Feliciana Parish Clinton 59.2 C
4. Washington Parish Franklinton 58.2 C
5. St. James Parish Lutcher 58.2 C
6. Iberville Parish Plaquemine 57 C
7. Jefferson Davis Parish Jennings 54.7 C-
8. Jackson Parish Jonesboro 54.4 C-
9. East Carroll Parish Lake Providence 54.3 C-
10. Allen Parish Oberlin 54.2 C-
11. Franklin Parish Winnsboro 54.2 C-
12. Caldwell Parish Columbia 54 C-
13. Sabine Parish Many 53.7 C-
14. Iberia Parish New Iberia 53 C-
15. LaSalle Parish Jena 52.9 C-
16. Grant Parish Colfax 52.6 C-
17. Central Community School District Central 52.2 C-
18. Richland Parish Rayville 52.1 C-
19. Union Parish Farmerville 52 C-
20. St. Charles Parish Luling 51.9 C-
21. Concordia Parish Vidalia 51.5 C-
22. Beauregard Parish DeRidder 51.3 C-
23. Claiborne Parish Homer 51.2 C-
24. City of Monroe School District Monroe 51.2 C-
25. City of Bogalusa School District Bogalusa 50.8 C-
26. Lincoln Parish Ruston 50.5 C-
27. St. Mary Parish Centerville 50.3 C-
28. St. John the Baptist Parish Reserve 50.2 C-
29. Vernon Parish Leesville 50.1 C-
30. Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches 50.1 C-
31. Jefferson Parish Harvey 49.8 D
32. Red River Parish Coushatta 49.8 D
33. Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles 49.6 D
34. Lafayette Parish Lafayette 49.3 D
35. Orleans Parish New Orleans 49.2 D
36. Lafourche Parish Thibodaux 48.5 D
37. Assumption Parish Napoleonville 48.2 D
38. St. Landry Parish Opelousas 48.1 D
39. DeSoto Parish Mansfield 47.8 D
40. St. Tammany Parish Covington 47.5 D
41. West Baton Rouge Parish Port Allen 47.4 D
42. Vermilion Parish Abbeville 47.4 D
43. Evangeline Parish Ville Platte 45.9 D
44. St. Martin Parish Breaux Bridge 45.7 D
45. Ouachita Parish Monroe 45.2 D
46. St. Bernard Parish Chalmette 45 D
47. Southern University Lab School Baton Rouge 45 D
48. Acadia Parish Crowley 44.8 D
49. Ascension Parish Sorrento 44.1 D
50. Rapides Parish Alexandria 42.9 D

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Louisiana? ▼

The top-ranked district in Louisiana is Cameron Parish in Cameron with 1,152 students across 5 schools. Average quality score: 66.6/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Louisiana? ▼

Louisiana has 50+ school districts serving 674,456 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.