Notable Public Schools in Louisiana

This directory-style guide highlights 50 public schools in Louisiana. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Dutchtown High School — Geismar, Louisiana. Public school.
St. Amant High School — St. Amant, Louisiana. Public school.
Chalmette High School — Chalmette, Louisiana. Public school.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy — Kenner, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Ponchatoula High School — Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Public school.
Mandeville High School — Mandeville, Louisiana. Public school.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public charter school.
West Monroe High School — West Monroe, Louisiana. Public school.
Walker High School — Walker, Louisiana. Public school.
East Ascension High School — Gonzales, Louisiana. Public school.
Sulphur High School — Sulphur, Louisiana. Public school.
Airline High School — Bossier City, Louisiana. Public school.
Alfred M. Barbe High School — Lake Charles, Louisiana. Public school.
The Willow School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Southside High School — Youngsville, Louisiana. Public school.
Slidell High School — Slidell, Louisiana. Public school.
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy — Youngsville, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Lafayette High School — Lafayette, Louisiana. Public school.
Captain Shreve High School — Shreveport, Louisiana. Public school.
Acadiana High School — Lafayette, Louisiana. Public school.
Zachary High School — Zachary, Louisiana. Public school.
Hammond High Magnet School — Hammond, Louisiana. Public school.
Northshore High School — Slidell, Louisiana. Public school.
Fontainebleau High School — Mandeville, Louisiana. Public school.
Covington High School — Covington, Louisiana. Public school.
Denham Springs High School — Denham Springs, Louisiana. Public school.
Central High School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public school.
Baton Rouge Magnet High School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public school.
John Ehret High School — Marrero, Louisiana. Public school.
Morris Jeff Community School — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public charter school.
Benton High School — Benton, Louisiana. Public school.
Woodlawn High School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public school.
C.E. Byrd High School — Shreveport, Louisiana. Public school.
West Jefferson High School — Harvey, Louisiana. Public school.
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School — Shreveport, Louisiana. Public school.
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School — Madisonville, Louisiana. Public school.
LSU Laboratory School — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public school.
Hahnville High School — Boutte, Louisiana. Public school.
Alexandria Senior High School — Alexandria, Louisiana. Public school.
Destrehan High School — Destrehan, Louisiana. Public school.
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School — Kenner, Louisiana. Public school.
Grace King High School — Metairie, Louisiana. Public school.
East St. John High School — Reserve, Louisiana. Public school.
Thibodaux High School — Thibodaux, Louisiana. Public school.
New Iberia Senior High School — New Iberia, Louisiana. Public school.
H. L. Bourgeois High School — Gray, Louisiana. Public school.
Live Oak High School — Watson, Louisiana. Public school.
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy — Lafayette, Louisiana. Public school.
Terrebonne High School — Houma, Louisiana. Public school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.