Louisiana schools get a B in 2022, match pre-pandemic scores
Louisiana public schools generally improved from the 2020-2021 school year to the 2021-2022 school year, earning a B statewide, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Education.
The scores are now at the same level as before the pandemic, scoring 77.1 in both the 2019 and 2022 school years. In 2021, the state had a simulated score of 75.3, according to LDE.
“Returning our statewide performance score to its pre-pandemic level is reason to be thankful, but we have a long way to go for Louisiana’s children,” said Louisiana State Superintendent Cade Brumley in a news release. “We must continue to act with urgency to provide even better outcomes moving forward - that’s the challenge we must meet.”
The improved results came despite the state’s system facing multiple hurricanes and COVID-19. The districts did not receive letter grades based on the simulated scores in 2021.
Statewide, 48 of the 63 traditional public school systems improved from 2021 to 2022, and 30 districts have matched or exceeded their pre-COVID scores.
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Since 2021, the state has seen improvements in state assessments, ACT results, dropout numbers, and expanded school interests and opportunities measures. It’s the first year that interests and opportunities have been included in the official school performance scores, counting for 5% of the total.
Louisiana has generally avoided some of the devastating learning loss that schools and districts across the nation have experienced as a result of disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state has issued school performance scores for public schools since 1999. In 2021, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education waived its policies on school performance scores and letter grades in 2021, though unofficial results were released showing where the scores would have been during the year.
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Here’s a breakdown of how the different regions performed in 2022:
Acadiana
Acadia Parish
2022: 77.1 (B)
2019: 81 (B)
Evangeline Parish
2022: 73.7 (C)
2019: 76.8 (B)
Iberia Parish
2022: 77.7 (B)
2019: 81 (B)
Lafayette Parish
2022: 84.8 (B)
2019: 78.9 (B)
St. Landry Parish
2022: 70.6 (C)
2019: 69.9 (C)
St. Martin Parish
2022: 68.2 (C)
2019: 73.3 (C)
St. Mary Parish
2022: 80.2 (B)
2019: 85.4 (B)
Vermilion Parish
2022: 89.2 (B)
2019: 92.8 (A)
Baton Rouge
Ascension Parish
2022: 92 (A)
2019: 92.3 (A)
East Baton Rouge Parish
2022: 66.5 (C)
2019: 69.1 (C)
East Feliciana Parish
2022: 74.5 (C)
2019: 70.6 (C)
Iberville Parish
2022: 74.9 (C)
2019: 77 (B)
Livingston Parish
2022: 88.5 (B)
2019: 88.5 (B)
Pointe Coupee Parish
2022: 61.8 (C)
2019: 61.9 (C)
Tangipahoa Parish
2022: 64.2 (C)
2019: 67.2 (C)
Washington Parish
2022: 76 (B)
2019: 75.2 (B)
West Baton Rouge Parish
2022: 79.4 (B)
2019: 78.6 (B)
West Feliciana Parish
2022: 95.4 (A)
2019: 90.2 (A)
City of Bogalusa School District
2022: 56.7 (D)
2019: 52.4 (D)
Zachary Community School District
2022: 96.6 (A)
2019: 95.9 (A)
City of Baker School District
2022: 48.5 (F)
2019: 54.4 (D)
Central Community School District
2022: 91.3 (A)
2019: 90.4 (A)
Recovery School District - Baton Rouge
2022: 48.7 (F)
2019: 53.2 (D)
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Central Louisiana
Avoyelles Parish
2022: 78.5 (B)
2019: 71.7 (C)
Catahoula Parish
2022: 72 (C)
2019: 75 (B)
Concordia Parish
2022: 65.7 (C)
2019: 69.7 (C)
Grant Parish
2022: 85.1 (B)
2019: 79.2 (B)
LaSalle Parish
2022: 83.5 (B)
2019: 85.5 (B)
Rapides Parish
2022: 80.4 (B)
2019: 78.3 (B)
Winn Parish
2022: 75.2 (B)
2019: 77.9 (B)
River Parishes
Assumption Parish
2022: 78.7 (B)
2019: 80.5 (B)
Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes were not included in the data released by LDE.
Northeast Louisiana
Caldwell Parish
2022: 79.8 (B)
2019: 79.8 (B)
East Carroll Parish
2022: 55.2 (D)
2019: 69.7 (C)
Franklin Parish
2022: 60.6 (C)
2019: 64.7 (C)
Jackson Parish
2022: 75.3 (B)
2019: 69 (C)
Madison Parish
2022: 56.6 (D)
2019: 52.1 (D)
Morehouse Parish
2022: 58 (D)
2019: 56.7 (D)
Ouachita Parish
2022: 82.6 (B)
2019: 82.1 (B)
Richland Parish
2022: 63.5 (C)
2019: 65 (C)
Tensas Parish
2022: 65.6 (C)
2019: 61.7 (C)
Union Parish
2022: 64.7 (C)
2019: 67.1 (C)
West Carroll Parish
2022: 84.2 (B)
2019: 77.3 (B)
City of Monroe School District
2022: 72.6 (C)
2019: 74.1 (C)
New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
2022: 74.4 (C)
2019: 71.5 (C)
Orleans Parish
2022: 66.6 (C)
2019: 67.8 (C)
Plaquemines Parish
2022: 89.8 (B)
2019: 90.5 (A)
St. Bernard Parish
2022: 80.4 (B)
2019: 83 (B)
St. Tammany Parish
2022: 83.5 (B)
2019: 85.1 (B)
Northwest Louisiana
Bienville Parish
2022: 80.7 (B)
2019: 79.1 (B)
Bossier Parish
2022: 86.4 (B)
2019: 83.2 (B)
Caddo Parish
2022: 71.3 (C)
2019: 71.7 (C)
Claiborne Parish
2022: 70 (C)
2019: 70.6 (C)
DeSoto Parish
2022: 90.3 (A)
2019: 88.3 (B)
Lincoln Parish
2022: 89.5 (B)
2019: 88.9 (B)
Natchitoches Parish
2022: 75.9 (B)
2019: 73.7 (C)
Red River Parish
2022: 77.5 (B)
2019: 64.2 (C)
Sabine Parish
2022: 86.1 (B)
2019: 85.1 (B)
Webster Parish
2022: 71.7 (C)
2019: 70.1 (C)
Southwest Louisiana
Allen Parish
2022: 84.5 (B)
2019: 86.6 (B)
Beauregard Parish
2022: 79.7 (B)
2019: 82.8 (B)
Calcasieu Parish
2022: 82.8 (B)
2019: 81.7 (B)
Cameron Parish
2022: 94.7 (A)
2019: 90.5 (A)
Jefferson Davis Parish
2022: 85.9 (B)
2019: 86.3(B)
Vernon Parish
2022: 90.2 (A)
2019: 62.1 (A)
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This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Louisiana gets a B. How did your school district do in 2022?
