LOUISIANA’S SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCORE INCREASES THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

(BATON ROUGE, LA) - The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released 2024 performance scores for the state’s public schools and systems today. The results show the statewide school performance score has increased for the third consecutive year, as Louisiana students achieved the highest score under the current 150-point system. Louisiana’s 2024 statewide school performance score improved by nearly two points. The 2024 statewide score is 80.2, a 1.7 point increase from 2023 when the statewide score was 78.5. These results come one year after Louisiana students exceeded the pre-pandemic performance score.

“Louisiana students continue to make progress. A third consecutive year of growth is a testament to the many talented educators across our state and the student-first commitment from Governor Landry, the legislature, and our board,” said Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley. 

This is the latest data to show Louisiana students are maintaining and accelerating academic gains made since the pandemic.

• Louisiana has achieved its highest national rankings ever, moving from 46th to 40th on the U.S. News & World Report Best States ranking.
• Louisiana's 4th graders led the country in reading growth and economically disadvantaged 4th graders improved from 42nd to 11th in reading on The Nation’s Report Card.
• Louisiana is one of three states where average reading achievement in 2023 was above 2019 levels.
• Louisiana ranked at the top of a national list recognizing states for adopting a comprehensive early literacy policy to provide students with the foundational reading skills to learn, graduate, and succeed.
• Louisiana’s most recent cohort graduation rate increased.
• Louisiana maintained LEAP gains made over the past two years on the most recent state assessments.
• Louisiana students in grades K-3 improved their reading scores by 10 percentage points on the state’s first universal literacy screener.

Since 1999, the state has issued school performance scores for public schools, which are based on student achievement data. To clearly communicate the quality of school performance to families and the public, Louisiana adopted letter grades (A-F). All schools with sufficient data receive school performance scores.

Early Childhood ProfilesThe LDOE also released 2024 Early Childhood Performance Profiles today. Each publicly-funded child care, Early Head Start/Head Start, and school-based program serving children birth to five in Louisiana receives a performance profile that includes a rating based on rigorous classroom observations. Each network of providers within a community also receives a performance profile.

The latest early childhood data reveals a 5.49 statewide performance rating, indicating a 0.07 increase from 2022-2023. More than 95% of early childhood sites are rated Proficient or higher, with 91% of school districts rated as High Proficient or Excellent. All observation domain scores increased, in particular Engaged Support for Learning, across all site types.