Though more Louisiana students are scoring at least “mastery” on Louisiana Educational Assessment Program tests, Baton Rouge area third-graders, for the most part, scored lower than their statewide counterparts.
Notable exceptions, according to a Louisiana Department of Education press release, include Ascension, Livingston and West Feliciana parishes, where students fared better in English, mathematics and social studies than most Louisiana third-graders.
The tests, which start in third grade and continue through grade 12, score students on five levels: unsatisfactory, approaching basic, basic, mastery or advanced. Students scoring mastery and above are considered most ready for the next grade level.
After averaging the test results of third-graders in the nine-parish region, Daily Report found 42% of Capital Region third-graders scored mastery or advanced in English, compared to a statewide average of 46%.
An average of 36% of third graders scored at least mastery in math, versus 42% of Louisiana third-graders, while 21% scored mastery or above in social studies compared to 24% statewide.
Here’s how third-graders in the Capital Region fared, according to data obtained from the Louisiana Department of Education, broken out by parish.
Percentage of third-graders who scored mastery or above
| English
(State avg: 46%) |
Math
(State avg: 42%) |
Social studies (State avg: 24%) |
|
| Ascension | 55 | 54 | 36 |
| East Baton Rouge | 39 | 33 | 20 |
| East Feliciana | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| Iberville | 36 | 42 | 15 |
| Livingston | 56 | 51 | 27 |
| Pointe Coupee | 31 | 29 | 14 |
| St. Helena | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| West Baton Rouge | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| West Feliciana | 58 | 54 | 35 |
And here are the schools where third-graders scored the highest (St. Helena and West Feliciana Parishes each only have one elementary school):
- Ascension: St. Amant
- East Baton Rouge: Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School
- East Feliciana: Slaughter Elementary School
- Iberville: East Iberville Elementary/High School
- Livingston: Eastside Elementary School
- Pointe Coupee: Valverda Elementary School
- West Baton Rouge: Lukeville Upper Elementary
Check out the full Spring 2018 results here, broken out by grade and parish.
