Livingston Parish Students Continue to Increase Mastery Performance on State LEAP
Livingston Parish Students Continue to Increase Mastery Performance on State LEAP
District is Among Top 10 Performers Statewide
LIVINGSTON, La. -- Livingston Parish Public Schools continued to grow its percentage of students who perform Mastery and Advanced on the state’s LEAP, outpacing the state average and ranking among the top-tier districts across Louisiana.
The Louisiana Department of Education released the 2024-2025 LEAP scores today showing that Livingston Parish Schools improved its percentage of students in Grades 3-8 who receive Mastery & Advanced in all subject areas by 1.1 percent across the district, climbing to 43.5 percent overall, and notably 52 percent overall in English Language Arts (ELA). The district’s Overall Assessment Index for Grades 3-8 also grew by 0.9 points, with the largest gains coming in Math with a 2.8 index improvement.
At the same time, at the high school level, more students scored Mastery & Advanced in several subject areas. Most notably, 54 percent of high schoolers across the parish scored at the top levels in English I, and 55 percent scored at the top levels in English II.
“Over the coming days we will breakdown the data to determine where we can continue to make improvements, but overall, the 2024-2025 scores reflect the high standards and high performance we expect across all grades levels and all campuses in our district,” Superintendent Jody Purvis said.
According to the state’s latest report, Livingston Parish Schools ranks 10th overall in both Grades 3-8 and at the high school level for students scoring Mastery & Advanced, and the district continues to outpace the state average by nearly 10 percentage points.
The LEAP is a criterion-reference test that is given to students in Grades 3 through high school. It assesses students’ mastery of learning standards in the subjects of English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. High schoolers also take tests in Algebra I, Geometry, English I and II, Biology, Civics and U.S. history.
Some of the district’s most improved schools in ELA include Springfield Elementary, which grew its Mastery & Advanced results by 9.9 percent, followed by Live Oak Middle, up 8 percent, Maurepas School, up 7.5 percent, and Levi Milton Elementary, up 6.3 percent. In the subject of Math, North Live Oak Elementary grew its top scores by 11.8 percent, followed by Live Oak Elementary and Live Oak Junior High at 11.2 and 9 percent, respectively, and Springfield Elementary had an 8.9 percent improvement in Mastery & Advanced scores. Those same top growth schools scored some of the parish’s highest assessment index scores for Grades 3-8, as well.
At the high school level, 8 of the district’s 9 schools boasted of having more than 50 percent of their students scoring Mastery & Advanced in English I, with Live Oak, Holden and French Settlement reporting more than 60 percent of their students earning the highest scores. Similar results were reported for students taking English II, with students at French Settlement and Maurepas reporting the most improvement in the parish, achieving a 73.6 percent and 78 percent Mastery & Advanced score, respectively.
Holden led the parish with more than 78 percent of its students scoring Mastery & Advanced in Algebra I. Doyle High closely trailed with more than 75 percent of its students scoring the at the top levels.
“I want to thank our teachers, staff, students, and community for their dedication and hard work. Because of your efforts, Livingston Parish continues to rank among the top 10 school systems in LEAP performance in the state,” Purvis said.
“Our success in LEAP scores shows what we can achieve when we work together and stay focused on high expectations,” he said. “Let’s keep pushing forward.”