Anacoco, Bell City, Welsh Public High Schools Get Highest Local Rankings in New Statewide Top 100

A new list from Niche.com has ranked Louisiana's public schools, and some of the area's smaller schools are getting the highest marks -- at least for Southwest Louisiana.

Of the Top 100 high schools on the list, there weren't a great number of local schools -- and no Lake Charles schools made the list. So how did they come up with the list? According to Niche's methodology, they ranked student happiness, academics, diversity and extracurricular offerings.

Here's how the local schools panned out:

1. Benjamin Franklin High -- New Orleans
2. Baton Rouge Magnet High -- Baton Rouge
3. Lusher Charter School -- New Orleans
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25. Anacoco High -- Anacoco
30. Bell City High -- Hayes
31. Welsh High -- Welsh
43. Iota High -- Iota
47. Grand Lake High -- Grand Lake
64. Lacassine High -- Lacassine
68. Oberlin High -- Oberlin
71. Vinton High -- Vinton
72. Kinder High -- Kinder
74. Sulphur High -- Sulphur
87. Rosepine High -- Rosepine
89. Elizabeth High -- Elizabeth
92. South Beauregard High -- Longville
95. Starks High -- Starks
96. Reeves High -- Reeves