The 2026 LEAP Assessments have been released by the Louisiana Department of Education for the 2025-26 school year, showing that Louisiana students have reached the highest level of core subject Mastery in the state’s history, with the rate improving to 36%. Louisiana also increased the number of students with a Basic+ level of understanding in core subjects, rising to 62%.

Louisiana is the most rapidly improving state in the nation with 75% of school systems showing improvement and ranking #1 among states for reading growth and 2 in math growth. Marked increases of note include:
Gain of 7 points since 2023 in Civics/History Mastery
3rd grade reading proficiency up 54% in 2024 and 64% in 2026

Jackson Parish LEAP Assessment Highlights

Mastery Rate Improvements
Quitman High School – Led Jackson Parish School District with 35% Mastery and above
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary – 4 Point Gain
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School – 3 Point Gain
Weston High School – 1 Point Gain

Strong Subject Gains
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary: 8-point gain in Social Studies
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary: 6-point gain in Math
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School: 5-Point gain in Social Studies
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School: 4-Point gain in English, Language Arts