Assumption Parish Schools Rank in State’s Top 10 for Growth in LEAP Scores

Bayou L’Ourse Primary Ranks #2 in Louisiana for Growth

Assumption Parish Public Schools is among the Top 10 school districts statewide for growth in the percentage of students in grades 3-8 and high school who scored Mastery or Advanced on the LEAP 2025 Assessment, based on results from the 2022-2023 school year, which were released this week by the Louisiana Department of Education.

According to the report, a greater number of Assumption Parish students across all testing grade levels scored Mastery or Advanced in English/Language Arts (6% more), in math (2% more) and in science (3% more). The percentage of students earning Mastery or Advanced in social studies remained the same as last year. 

At the same time, students at Bayou L’Ourse Primary improved their percentage of Mastery and Advanced scores by 16% to earn the state’s #2 ranking for growth.

These improvements collectively gave Assumption Parish Schools an overall 3% growth rate, earning the district the #6 ranking for most-improved in the state.

“A very important take away from this year’s results is that we saw improvements across all the subject fields when calculating in all our testing grade levels,” Superintendent Dr. John Barthelemy said.

“We are especially pleased with the advancements made in ELA. Our district made a concerted effort last school year to strengthen our ELA curriculum, and the jump in those test scores is a result of the hard work that our students, teachers, staff, and parents put into the effort,” he said.

A breakdown of the 2022-2023 results by subject area shows that 40% of students in grades 3-12 scored Mastery or Advanced in ELA, 34% of students scored Mastery of Advanced in math; 24% scored Mastery or Advanced in science, and 21% scored at those levels in social studies.

Other notable improvements in the district are that Assumption High School students increased their percentage of Mastery and Advanced scores by 5%, Pierre Part Elementary students grew their percentage of Mastery and Advanced scores by 4%, and Belle Rose Middle School students upped their percentage of Mastery and Advanced scores by 3%.

Those districts across the state showing the greatest improvement from the 2021-2022 school year to the 2022-2023 school year were Lincoln Parish, 6% growth; East Carroll, Evangeline, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes, 4% growth; and Assumption, Calcasieu, Concordia, Natchitoches, Orleans, Plaquemines, Richland, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany parishes and City of Bogalusa District, 3% growth.

The Louisiana Department of Education reports student scores on five levels: Unsatisfactory, Approaching Basic, Basic, Mastery, or Advanced. Students scoring Master and Advanced are considered proficient, or ready for the next grade level.

State Superintendent Cade Brumley released the state’s 2022-2023 scores earlier this week at a press conference in Bossier Parish. He reported that the state’s overall mastery rate improved two points, from 31% to 33%. At the same time, 75% of the state’s public-school systems showed improvement.