For the 2025 school year, there are 49 blue ribbon public preschools serving 21,198 students in Louisiana.
Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this and how blue ribbon schools work.
The top ranked blue ribbon public preschools in Louisiana are Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School and Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Louisiana blue ribbon public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Louisiana public pre school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public preschool average of 60% (majority Black).
Best Blue Ribbon Public Preschools in Louisiana (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
201 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 833-5539
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 833-5539
Grades: PK-5
| 377 students
Rank: #22.
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
831 Erie Street
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 865-5119
Shreveport, LA 71106
(318) 865-5119
Grades: PK-5
| 512 students
Rank: #33.
Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
701 Amelia Street
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 366-3582
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 366-3582
Grades: PK-5
| 366 students
Rank: #44.
Airline Park Academy For Advanced Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
6201 Camphor Street
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 888-0969
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 888-0969
Grades: PK-5
| 429 students
Rank: #55.
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2000 College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 926-5421
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 926-5421
Grades: PK-5
| 468 students
Rank: #66.
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
4510 Bawell Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 343-6630
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 343-6630
Grades: PK-5
| 637 students
Rank: #77.
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1072 Vincent Settlement Road
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4580
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4580
Grades: PK-5
| 306 students
Rank: #88.
Myrtle Place Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 521-7760
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 521-7760
Grades: PK-5
| 374 students
Rank: #99.
Indian Bayou Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1603 La Highway 700
Rayne, LA 70578
(337) 334-4070
Rayne, LA 70578
(337) 334-4070
Grades: PK-5
| 242 students
Rank: #1010.
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
8906 Hwy 165 South
Woodworth, LA 71485
(318) 473-4066
Woodworth, LA 71485
(318) 473-4066
Grades: PK-8
| 383 students
Rank: #1111.
Delcambre Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
706 Martin Luther King Drive
Delcambre, LA 70528
(337) 685-2376
Delcambre, LA 70528
(337) 685-2376
Grades: PK-5
| 489 students
Rank: #1212.
Stephensville Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
3243 Highway 70
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-1366
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-1366
Grades: PK-8
| 109 students
Rank: #1313.
St. Charles Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1690 Hwy 1
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 446-6862
Thibodaux, LA 70301
(985) 446-6862
Grades: PK-5
| 274 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Forked Island/e. Broussard Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
19635 Columbus Road
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 642-9100
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 642-9100
Grades: PK-8
| 246 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Woodlake Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1620 Livingston Street
Mandeville, LA 70448
(985) 626-8842
Mandeville, LA 70448
(985) 626-8842
Grades: PK-3
| 496 students
Rank: #1616.
Juban Parc Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
12555 Brown Road
Denham Springs, LA 70726
(225) 665-4079
Denham Springs, LA 70726
(225) 665-4079
Grades: PK-5
| 477 students
Rank: #1717.
Forest Heights Academy Of Excellence
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
7447 Sumrall Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70812
(225) 355-5681
Baton Rouge, LA 70812
(225) 355-5681
Grades: PK-5
| 364 students
Rank: #1818.
Sterlington Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
9040 Highway 165 North
Sterlington, LA 71280
(318) 432-2050
Sterlington, LA 71280
(318) 432-2050
Grades: PK-5
| 799 students
Rank: #1919.
Broadmoor Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
609 Broadmoor Boulevard
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 521-7620
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 521-7620
Grades: PK-5
| 773 students
Rank: #2020.
Frasch Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
540 S Huntington
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4550
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 217-4550
Grades: PK-5
| 556 students
Rank: #2121.
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
4101 Mistrot Drive
Meraux, LA 70075
(504) 267-7890
Meraux, LA 70075
(504) 267-7890
Grades: PK-5
| 650 students
Rank: #2222.
Boley Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2213 Cypress St
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 432-2250
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 432-2250
Grades: PK-5
| 290 students
Rank: #2323.
Parkview Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
5660 Park Forest
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 753-5615
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 753-5615
Grades: PK-5
| 507 students
Rank: #2424.
Folsom Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
82144 Highway 25
Folsom, LA 70437
(985) 796-3820
Folsom, LA 70437
(985) 796-3820
Grades: PK-5
| 483 students
Rank: #2525.
Berwick Elementary School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
400 Texas Street
Berwick, LA 70342
(985) 384-8355
Berwick, LA 70342
(985) 384-8355
Grades: PK-5
| 465 students
Rank: #2626.
Shenandoah Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
16555 Appomattox Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
(225) 753-3560
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
(225) 753-3560
Grades: PK-5
| 656 students
Rank: #2727.
Morse Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
200 Wisconsin Street
Morse, LA 70559
(337) 783-5391
Morse, LA 70559
(337) 783-5391
Grades: PK-7
| 224 students
Rank: #2828.
Bayou Vista Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1155 Delmar Street
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 395-3758
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 395-3758
Grades: PK-5
| 353 students
Rank: #2929.
Ruby-wise Elementary School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
5279 Old Marksville Highway
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 443-6089
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 443-6089
Grades: PK-6
| 436 students
Rank: #3030.
Grand Prairie Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
669 Hwy. 363
Washington, LA 70589
(337) 826-3391
Washington, LA 70589
(337) 826-3391
Grades: PK-4
| 264 students
Rank: #3131.
Lewis Vincent Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
7686 Vincent Road
Denham Springs, LA 70726
(225) 665-8198
Denham Springs, LA 70726
(225) 665-8198
Grades: PK-5
| 505 students
Rank: #3232.
Judson Fundamental Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
3809 Judson Street
Shreveport, LA 71109
(318) 635-1132
Shreveport, LA 71109
(318) 635-1132
Grades: PK-5
| 305 students
Rank: #3333.
French Settlement Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
15810 La Highway 16
French Settlement, LA 70733
(225) 698-6848
French Settlement, LA 70733
(225) 698-6848
Grades: PK-6
| 525 students
Rank: #3434.
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1307 Third Street
Patterson, LA 70392
(985) 395-5976
Patterson, LA 70392
(985) 395-5976
Grades: PK-4
| 604 students
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Bayou Black Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4449 Bayou Black Drive
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 303-4802
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 303-4802
Grades: PK-6
| 139 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked blue ribbon public preschools in Louisiana?
The top ranked blue ribbon public preschools in Louisiana include Metairie Academy For Advanced Studies, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School and Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced Studies.
How many blue ribbon public preschools are located in Louisiana?
49 blue ribbon public preschools are located in Louisiana.
What is the racial composition of students in Louisiana?
Louisiana blue ribbon public preschools minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public preschools average of 60% (majority Black).
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