Best High Schools in Louisiana

The top 37 high schools (grades 9-12) in Louisiana, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 57%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Baton Rouge, LA	3,928	55%
2	Dutchtown High School	Geismar, LA	2,643	51%
3	St. Amant High School	St. Amant, LA	2,411	56%
4	Chalmette High School	Chalmette, LA	2,334	47%
5	Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Kenner, LA	2,283	41%
6	Ponchatoula High School	Ponchatoula, LA	2,262	50%
7	Mandeville High School	Mandeville, LA	2,259	69%
8	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Baton Rouge, LA	2,235	29%
9	West Monroe High School	West Monroe, LA	2,189	41%
10	Walker High School	Walker, LA	2,103	44%
11	The Willow School	New Orleans, LA	1,954	71%
12	Hammond High Magnet School	Hammond, LA	1,750	42%
13	Fontainebleau High School	Mandeville, LA	1,677	64%
14	Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA	1,582	54%
15	LSU Laboratory School	Baton Rouge, LA	1,497	62%
16	Hahnville High School	Boutte, LA	1,491	61%
17	Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Kenner, LA	1,478	57%
18	David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Lafayette, LA	1,388	58%
19	Beekman Charter School	Bastrop, LA	1,020	69%
20	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Shreveport, LA	958	57%
21	Scotlandville Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA	903	27%
22	Bastrop High School	Bastrop, LA	902	77%
23	Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	Metairie, LA	892	69%
24	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Avondale, LA	850	66%
25	North DeSoto High School	Stonewall, LA	836	61%
26	Peabody Magnet High School	Alexandria, LA	760	32%
27	Bunkie Magnet High School	Bunkie, LA	702	55%
28	West Feliciana High School	St. Francisville, LA	650	62%
29	Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	Sibley, LA	557	63%
30	North Webster High School	Springhill, LA	535	62%
31	Downsville Community Charter School	Downsville, LA	507	67%
32	Slaughter Community Charter School	Slaughter, LA	399	62%
33	LA School for Ag Science	Bunkie, LA	390	65%
34	Grand Lake High School	Lake Charles, LA	340	64%
35	Morehouse Magnet School	Bastrop, LA	294	70%
36	Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts	Natchitoches, LA	275	64%
37	Early College Academy	Lafayette, LA	245	62%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Louisiana?

The largest high school in Louisiana is University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) in Baton Rouge with 3,928 students and a 55% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Louisiana?

This page shows the top 37 high schools (grades 9-12) in Louisiana by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: June 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.