The Louisiana Department of Education released preliminary Leap 2025 scores for the state this week. Just like the LDOE, Red River Parish Public Schools saw fantastic improvements in some of their scores in grades 3-8.

A couple of areas to highlight are below. These are the percentages of our students who scored Basic, Mastery and Advanced on the Leap 2025 end-of-the-year exams. The scores show the growth between the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year. There were no social studies scores this year, but this exam will return next school year.
Grade 3:
ELA saw an increase from 43.4 % to 51.5%
Science saw an increase from 39.9% to 48.4%
Grade 4:
Math had an increase from 68% to 71%
Science was an increase from 50% to 54.6%
Grade 5:
Math had an increase from 73% to 79.4%
Science was an increase from 43.9% to 53%
Grade 6:
Increases in all subject areas:
ELA saw a rise from 35% to 57.7%
Math saw an increase from 28.4% to 52%
Science had a rise from 19.4% to 41.6%
Grade 7:
Math saw an increase from 36% to 43.3%
Grade 8:
Science had an increase from 32.6% to 45.1%

Throughout the district, all 4 of our Red River Parish Public schools increased their assessment index on Leap 2025 assessments by at least 3 points and one school as much as 10 points.

The department will not release the entirety of school and district performance scores until mid-November. It is essential to note the LDOE has raised the letter grade scale scores again this year as to what makes up an A, B, C, D, or F school. The rise in the scores will make it even harder to maintain previous school/district letter grades. The LDOE raised these scores by 5 additional points and will raise them again by five more points next year.

What does this mean for your child’s school? To maintain their current school/district letter grade status, your school must increase its school/district performance score by 10 additional points to keep its current letter grade. Additionally, the current school accountability system will be changing again over the next two years to a completely new system, making it even harder for rural community schools like Red River Parish Public Schools to maintain the growth our schools have seen over the last few years.

As the LDOE, BESE, and our Governor change the ways schools operate and are graded, Red River Parish Public Schools will meet the challenge. As the new system emerges, we will adapt and change with it, continuing to rise to the standards the state puts in front of us. Our job is to ensure all Red River Schools students enjoy the same opportunities to succeed as anywhere else. Red River Parish Public Schools will continue to grow because of our amazing community, parents, teachers, staff, and, of course, our students.

Student scores have been uploaded to the student progress center, and parents can log on today to see those. Schools will also mail out hard copies of those scores early next week. If you do not receive your child’s scores by Thursday, August 1st, please contact your child’s school and make sure all your information is correct in the system.