Louisiana Releases 2024–25 School Scores as Statewide Ratings Climb Again
Louisiana education officials have published the latest school and district performance results for the 2024–2025 year, giving communities across the state a new snapshot of how students and systems are performing.
The Louisiana Department of Education says the numbers reflect continued momentum statewide. Louisiana’s overall performance score for 2025 came in at 80.9, marking the fourth straight year of improvement. The department noted that the score is more than five points higher than 2021 and sits nearly one point above last year’s statewide result.
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley pointed to the steady gains as evidence of the work happening in classrooms and schools across Louisiana, crediting educators, students, leaders, and families for driving progress and keeping instruction and academic results at the center of the effort.
Next year will also bring a major shift in how those scores are reported. LDOE says it will move away from the current accountability model—often criticized for being outdated and difficult to interpret—and transition to a revised framework called Grow. Achieve. Thrive. The new system is expected to raise performance expectations and place stronger emphasis on student outcomes.
Top Achieving School Systems (Highest District Performance Scores)
West Feliciana Parish: 97.7 (A)
Plaquemines Parish: 97.6 (A)
Ascension Parish: 96.0 (A)
DeSoto Parish: 95.6 (A)
Cameron Parish: 94.7 (A)
Zachary Community Schools: 94.3 (A)
Central Community School: 94.1 (A)
Vernon Parish: 93.4 (A)
Livingston Parish: 92.7 (A)
Lincoln Parish: 92.3 (A)
Top Growing School Systems (Largest District Score Gains)
Red River Parish: +7.6 (B)
Pointe Coupee Parish: +6.2 (C)
St. John the Baptist Parish: +5.5 (C)
Plaquemines Parish: +4.0 (A)
Morehouse Parish: +3.9 (C)
Catahoula Parish: +3.7 (B)
East Carroll Parish: +3.5 (C)
Franklin Parish: +2.9 (C)
Avoyelles Parish: +2.5 (B)
East Baton Rouge Parish: +2.3 (C)
Tangipahoa Parish: +2.3 (C)
Top Achieving K–8 Schools (Highest School Performance Scores)
Caddo Parish Middle: 124.5 (A)
Metairie Academy: 124.0 (A)
Gretna No. 2 Academy: 119.2 (A)
A.E. Phillips Laboratory School: 119.2 (A)
Lake Forest Elementary: 118.5 (A)
South Highlands Elementary: 117.5 (A)
Mayfair Laboratory School: 116.8 (A)
Airline Park Academy: 116.6 (A)
T.S. Cooley Elementary: 114.8 (A)
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary: 113.4 (A)
Top Growing K–8 Schools (Largest School Score Gains)
Shady Grove Elementary: +19.6 (D)
Cottonport Elementary: +13.0 (D)
Claiborne Elementary: +12.9 (F)
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary: +12.5 (C)
Alma Redwine Elementary: +12.4 (C)
Louisiana Key Academy Northshore: +12.2 (D)
Laureate Academy: +12.2 (C)
Lucille Cherbonnier School: +11.9 (D)
Highland Elementary: +11.8 (B)
Martha Vinyard Elementary: +11.6 (C)
Top Achieving High Schools (Highest School Performance Scores)
Haynes Academy: 137.3 (A)
Early College Academy: 137.1 (A)
Benjamin Franklin High: 133.9 (A)
Caddo Parish Magnet High: 133.7 (A)
Patrick F. Taylor Academy: 131.8 (A)
Baton Rouge Magnet High: 130.2 (A)
Thomas Jefferson High: 126.4 (A)
The Willow School: 123.4 (A)
Louisiana School for Math, Science & the Arts: 123.0 (A)
LSU Laboratory School: 117.8 (A)
Top Growing High Schools (Largest School Score Gains)
Bolton Academy: +22.3 (A)
Collegiate Baton Rouge: +17.2 (B)
LaSalle High School: +16.6 (A)
Lake Charles College Prep: +16.5 (A)
Sophie B. Wright Institute: +14.0 (A)
Delhi Charter School: +12.6 (B)
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts: +12.2 (A)
Delhi High School: +12.1 (C)
Madison High School: +12.1 (B)
Red River High School: +11.8 (A)
Donaldsonville High School: +11.8 (B)