BATON ROUGE — Performance in Louisiana schools rose to record highs in a new report released Thursday by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The statewide performance score for the 2024-25 school year rose to 80.9, up more than five points from 2021, on the School and District Performance Scores report. According to BESE, the new results reflect the fourth straight year of statewide improvement.

Statewide, 44% of elementary and middle schools earned an A or B, and 70% of high schools earned an A or B.

Overall, 21% of schools earned a letter grade of A, 31% earned a B, 32% earned a C, 12% earned a D and 4% earned an F.

The ratings for each school district in the capital region can be found below:

- Ascension Parish: A

- East Baton Rouge Parish: C

- East

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