The top ranked public preschools in Louisiana are Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School and Gretna No.
2 Academy For Advanced Studies. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Erath, Benton and Youngsville.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Louisiana is 34%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 43%.
Top Ranked Public Preschools in Louisiana (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
201 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 833-5539
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 833-5539
Rank: #22.
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
831 Erie Street
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 865-5119
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 865-5119
Rank: #33.
Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
701 Amelia Street
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 366-3582
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 366-3582
Rank: #44.
Airline Park Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
6201 Camphor Street
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 888-0969
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 888-0969
Rank: #55.
Fairfield Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
6215 Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 868-9826
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 868-9826
Rank: #66.
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 92% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2000 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 926-5421
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 926-5421
Rank: #77.
Ray St. Pierre Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
537 Avenue D
Westwego, LA 70094
(504) 347-4739
Westwego, LA 70094
(504) 347-4739
Rank: #88.
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
4500 Lincoln Road
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318) 445-6296
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318) 445-6296
Rank: #99.
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
4510 Bawell Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 343-6630
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 343-6630
Rank: #1010.
Bullion Primary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
17005 Sills Drive
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-6950
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-6950
Rank: #1111.
Evangeline Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1448 Old Evangeline Highway
Evangeline, LA 70537
(337) 824-1368
Evangeline, LA 70537
(337) 824-1368
Rank: #1212.
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1072 Vincent Settlement Road
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4580
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4580
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Myrtle Place Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 521-7760
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 521-7760
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
N.s.u. Elementary Lab School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
#1 Caldwell Nsu Campus-w Easto
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 238-6385
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 238-6385
Rank: #1515.
Prien Lake Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
3741 Nelson Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 217-4910
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 217-4910
Rank: #1616.
Bayou Community Academy Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
800 East Seventh Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 446-3011
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 446-3011
Rank: #1717.
Baton Rouge Center For Visual And Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
7600 Boone Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 344-0084
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 344-0084
Rank: #1818.
Pontchartrain Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
1500 West Causeway Approach
Mandeville, LA 70471
(985) 626-3748
Mandeville, LA 70471
(985) 626-3748
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Oak Grove Primary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
17550 Old Jefferson Hwy
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-6750
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-6750
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Ruppel Academie Francaise
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
815 Huey P Long Ave
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 361-8905
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 361-8905
Rank: #2121.
Dutchtown Primary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 73% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
13046 Hwy 73
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 391-7850
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 391-7850
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Indian Bayou Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1603 La Highway 700
Rayne, LA 70578
(337) 334-4070
Rayne, LA 70578
(337) 334-4070
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Seventh Ward Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
12012 Audubon Road
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-5875
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-5875
Rank: #2424.
Egan Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
2166 Egan Highway
Egan, LA 70531
(337) 783-4148
Egan, LA 70531
(337) 783-4148
Rank: #2525.
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
8906 Hwy 165 South
Woodworth, LA 71485
(318) 473-4066
Woodworth, LA 71485
(318) 473-4066
Rank: #2626.
Claiborne School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1011 Wallace Dean Road
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 396-8200
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 396-8200
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Bluff Ridge Primary
(Math: 73% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
14191 Hwy 73
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-2050
Prairieville, LA 70769
(225) 391-2050
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Spanish Lake Primary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
13323 Bluff Road
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 391-7650
Geismar, LA 70734
(225) 391-7650
Rank: #2929.
Delcambre Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
706 Martin Luther King Drive
Delcambre, LA 70528
(337) 685-2376
Delcambre, LA 70528
(337) 685-2376
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Chackbay Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
450 Hwy 20
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 633-2348
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 633-2348
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Palmetto Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-6
235 Rideau Street
Palmetto, LA 71358
(337) 623-4482
Palmetto, LA 71358
(337) 623-4482
Rank: #3232.
Mermentau Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-7
405 Church Street
Mermentau, LA 70556
(337) 824-1943
Mermentau, LA 70556
(337) 824-1943
Rank: #3333.
Green T. Lindon Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
603 Avenue B
Youngsville, LA 70592
(337) 521-7720
Youngsville, LA 70592
(337) 521-7720
Rank: #3434.
Southeastern La University Lab School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1200 North General Pershing
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-2185
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-2185
Rank: #3535.
Cecil Picard Elementary School At Maurice
(Math: 74% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
203 South Albert Avenue
Maurice, LA 70555
(337) 893-3887
Maurice, LA 70555
(337) 893-3887
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