Jackson Parish Schools showed an overall improvement in LEAP scores from 2023 to 2024 according to the statewide testing information provided by the Louisiana Department of Education this past week.
Of the five schools that were listed (JHHS, JHMS, JHES, QHS, WHS) the parish registered a 2% increase in average scores from 2023 to 2024. Showing the highest overall increase in mastery rate was Jonesboro-Hodge High School with a 6% percentage gain. Quitman High School remains the parish leader with a mastery rate score of 40, a gain of 2% from last year.
As a state, Louisiana’s overall mastery rate for students in grades 3-8 is 34, high school is 36, and the combined rate is 35. All of those percentages match totals from the previous year. The mastery rate measures the percentage of students who scored Mastery or above on LEAP and are considered proficient.
Very slight decreases in percentage scores from 2023-24 were reported at:
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary – 1%
Weston High School – 2%
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School – 3%
Testing scores were taken from the following areas:
Grades 3-8: English, Language Arts, Math, Science
High School: English I, English II, Algebra, Geometry, US History, Biology
Statewide data shows Louisiana students maintained recent gains made on the state assessment that measures proficiency in core academic subjects. The English/Language Arts (ELA) mastery rate for students in grades 3-8 improved by one point and students with disabilities in grades 3-8 grew their overall mastery rate for the third consecutive year.
“Following consecutive years of improvement, these latest scores show students holding steady,” said Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley. “With a need to see increased outcomes, however, these numbers substantiate our recent aggressive efforts to simply let teachers teach, provide students with high-dosage tutoring, refresh our school accountability model, and expand options for students to access high-quality schools.”
LEAP measures proficiency in English/language arts (ELA), math, science, and social studies for grades 3-12. Social studies results were not available this year because the LDOE is developing an assessment for Louisiana’s new Freedom Framework social studies standards. The operational social studies test will occur in the spring of 2025.