US EditionLouisiana Students Achieve Gains on LEAP Tests in 2025
LOUISIANA, JUL 3 – Louisiana students improved mastery rates on the 2025 LEAP tests by 1 point statewide, with 75% of school systems showing gains as districts recover from pandemic disruptions.
- Louisiana Department of Education released LEAP 2025 results showing a 1% statewide proficiency increase, with Lafayette Parish students outperforming peers in nearly every core subject.
- Louisiana teachers drove five years of steady progress, with over 99% LEAP participation, supported by targeted interventions in core subjects, leading to recent statewide gains.
- In Lafayette, 50% of third graders achieved Mastery+ versus 43% statewide, with sixth graders at 48% compared to 40%, and fourth graders matching 50% against 42%.
- In Bossier Parish, students exceeded the state average by 5% in mastery and advanced scores, with Superintendent Jason Rowland emphasizing ongoing commitment to student success.
- Starting in 2026, Louisiana will use LEAP 2025 data as the final under current standards before new scores are adopted following an August BESE decision on revised accountability measures.
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Louisiana students achieve gains on LEAP tests in 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana students made gains with the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP). The 2025 results show grades 3-8 saw a one percentage point increase in overall student proficiency. Thirty-five percent of students achieved Mastery or above during the last school year, representing an improvement over the previous year, when the number stood at 34 percent, according to the Louisiana Department of Educat…
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