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Best ZIP codes for schools in Louisiana
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 388 Louisiana ZIPs qualify.
Louisiana ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 70734Geismar
Louisiana
- School quality index
- 60.4
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
2ZIP 70737Gonzales
Louisiana
- School quality index
- 60.4
- ZIP population
- ~49k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
3ZIP 70769Prairieville
Louisiana
- School quality index
- 60.4
- ZIP population
- ~49k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 33 min
4ZIP 70778Saint Amant
Louisiana
- School quality index
- 60.4
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
5ZIP 70818Central
Louisiana
- School quality index
- 60.2
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
6ZIP 70774Saint Amant
Louisiana
- School quality index
- 59.3
- ZIP population
- ~10k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 30 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 70346 | Donaldsonville | Ascension Parish | 57.3 |
| #8 | 70510 | Abbeville | Vermilion Parish | 56.8 |
| #9 | 70548 | Kaplan | Vermilion Parish | 56.8 |
| #10 | 70533 | Erath | Vermilion Parish | 56.7 |
| #11 | 70555 | Maurice | Vermilion Parish | 56.6 |
| #12 | 70420 | Abita Springs | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #13 | 70445 | Lacombe | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #14 | 70447 | Madisonville | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #15 | 70448 | Mandeville | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #16 | 70452 | Pearl River | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #17 | 70458 | Slidell | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #18 | 70460 | Slidell | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #19 | 70461 | Slidell | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #20 | 70471 | Mandeville | St. Tammany Parish | 55.8 |
| #21 | 70431 | Bush | St. Tammany Parish | 55.1 |
| #22 | 70449 | Maurepas | Livingston Parish | 55.0 |
| #23 | 70711 | Albany | Livingston Parish | 55.0 |
| #24 | 70726 | Denham Springs | Livingston Parish | 55.0 |
| #25 | 70733 | French Settlement | Livingston Parish | 55.0 |
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- 69.1°F
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