LEAP report shows increase in below-basic scores in city schools

   In August, the Louisiana Education Department released the 2023 state assessment results, which measure educational gains in the core subjects.

The results of statewide testing of schools provide local districts a glimpse at the trends, weaknesses, and strengths of their schools.

What do the scores show, school by school?

George Washington Carver Elementary

3rd Grade: English at Carver, 21 percent scored mastery. 65 percent who scored below basic, from 35 percent last year. In math, 7 percent mastered skills. 70 percent who scored below basic from 50 percent last year. In science, 77 percent scored below basic from 58 percent last year. In Social Studies, 91 percent scored below basic, from 70 percent last year.

4th Grade: In English, 36 percent scored mastery. There were 27 percent who scored below basic from 51 percent last year.; In Math, 34 percent scored mastery. There were 28 percent who scored below basic from 49 percent last year. In Science, 16 percent scored mastery. There were 34 percent who scored below basic from 75 percent last year; In Social studies, 16 percent scored mastery. There were 36 percent who scored below basic from 64 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English,10 percent scored mastery. There were 50 percent who scored below basic from 63 percent last year; In Math, 21 percent scored mastery. There were 48 percent who scored below basic from 60 percent last year; In Science, 8 percent scored mastery. There were 71 percent who scored below basic, from 78 percent last year; In Social Studies, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 85 percent who scored below basic from 86 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 10 percent scored mastery. There were 64 percent who scored below basic from 59 percent last year; In Math, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 64 percent who scored below basic from 36 percent last year; In Science, 77 who scored below basic from 81 percent last year; In Social Studies, 97 percent scored below basic from 94 percent last year.

Trends and Problem Areas:

• Across all grades, there is a concerning trend toward an increase in the percentage of students performing below basic levels.
• There are notable challenges in English, where there have been consistently low mastery rates across all grades.
• Mathematics performance has remained relatively stable, with minimal improvements in some grades.
• Science scores fluctuated, with varying degrees of improvement or decline.
• Social Studies remains a challenging subject, with consistently low mastery rates and a high percentage of students performing below basic levels.

Positive Gains:

• In 4th grade, there was an improvement in English and Science, with decreased percentages of students below basic levels.
• While minimal, there were slight improvements in 5th-grade Math and 6th-grade Science, showing potential for growth in these areas.

          Barkdull Faulk Elementary

  3rd Grade: In English, 10 percent scored mastery. There were 71 percent who scored below basic from 59 percent last year; In Math, 32 percent scored mastery. There were 46 percent who scored below basic from 51 percent last year; In Science, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 80 percent who scored below basic from 82 percent last year; In Social Studies, there were 93 who scored below basic from 82 percent last year.

  4th Grade: In English, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 67 percent who scored below basic from 74 percent last year; In Math, 67 percent who scored below basic from 58 percent last year; In Science, 80 percent who scored below basic from 82 percent last year; In Social Studies, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 92 percent who scored below basic, which was the same as last year.

  5th Grade: In English, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 66 percent who scored below basic from 61 percent last year; In Math, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 67 percent who scored below basic from 60 percent from last year; In Science, there were 95 percent who scored below basic from 81 percent last year; In Social Studies, 98 percent scored last than basic from 87 percent last year.

  6th Grade: In English, 19 percent scored mastery. There were 51 percent who scored below basic from 68 last year; In Math, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 68 percent who scored below basic from 79 percent last year; In Science,  3 percent scored mastery. There were 74 percent who scored below basic from 89 percent last year; In Social Studies, 3 percent mastery. There were 80 percent who scored below basic from 92 percent last year.

  Summary:
  Overall, test results at Barkdull Faulk Elementary declined from last year. In 3rd grade, there were significant declines in all subjects except math, where performance remained relatively stable. In 4th grade, there were also significant declines in all subjects except social studies, where performance remained the same. In 5th grade, there were significant declines in all subjects except English, where performance remained relatively stable. In 6th grade, there were significant declines in all subjects except English, where performance improved slightly.

  Positive Gains

  Despite the overall decline in test scores, there were a few positive gains:

  • 6th grade English scores improved slightly.
  • 3rd grade math scores increased slightly.

  
  Problem Areas

  The following areas are of particular concern:

  • Science and social studies scores are low at all grade levels.
  • The percentage of students scoring below basic is high at all grade levels.
  • 4th and 5th grade math scores are declining

  
  J.S. Clark Magnet School
  (Clark’s Magnet School status empowers it to reject low-performing students)

  3rd Grade: In English, 54 percent scored mastery. There were 19 percent who scored less than basic from 20 percent last year. In math, 44 scored mastery. 3 percent scored below basic from 16 percent last year; In Science, 19 percent scored mastery. There were 39 percent who scored below basic from 40 percent last year; In Social Studies, 9 percent scored mastery. There were 61 who scored below basic from 41 percent last year.

  4th Grade: In English, 62 percent scored mastery. There were 9 percent who scored below basic from 7 percent last year; In Math, 53 percent scored mastery. There were 13 percent who scored below basic from 19 percent last year; In Science, 38 percent scored mastery. There were 20 percent who scored below basic, from 13 percent last year; In Social Studies, 44 percent scored mastery. There were 29 percent who scored below basic from 32 percent last year.

  5th Grade: In English, 56 percent scored mastery and above. There were 3 percent who scored below basic from 6 percent last year; In math, 73 percent scored mastery and above. There were 2 percent who scored below basic from 0 percent last year; In Science, 56 percent scored mastery or above. There were 9 percent who scored below basic, from 12 percent last year; In Social Studies, 39 scored mastery and above. There were 29 percent who scored below basic from 16 percent last year.

  6th Grade: In English, 62 percent scored mastery or above. There were 9 percent who scored below basic from 0 percent last year; In Math, 62 percent scored mastery or above. There were 4 percent who scored below basic, from 14 percent last year; In Science, 33 percent scored mastery or above. There were 44 percent who scored below basic, from 22 percent last year; In Social Studies, 18 percent scored mastery. There were 43 percent who scored below basic from 44 percent last year.

  Positive Gains:

  • Significant improvement in 6th-grade Math with a reduction of below-basic scores from 14 percent to 4 percent.
  • Positive trend in 5th-grade Math, with nearly all students achieving mastery or above.
  • Encouraging improvement in 3rd-grade English with a decrease in below-basic scores from 20 percent to 19 percent.

  Areas of Concern:

  • Persistent challenges in 3rd-grade science and social studies, with high percentages of students scoring below basic.
  • Ongoing struggles in 6th-grade science, where 44 percent scored below basic.
  • Lingering problem in 4th-grade math with 13 percent below basic

Sallie Humble Elementary

3rd Grade: In English, 52 percent scored mastery or above. There were 25 percent who scored below basic from 27 percent last year; In Math, 57 percent of students scored mastery or above. 15 percent who scored below basic from 27 percent last year. In Science, 39 percent scored mastery or above. There were 34 percent who scored below basic from 39 percent last year; In Social Studies, 35 percent scored mastery or above in social studies. There were 40 percent who scored below basic from 47 percent last.

4th Grade: In English, 50 percent scored mastery and above; There were 22 percent who scored below basic, the same as last year; In Math, 50 percent scored mastery. There were 14 percent who scored below basic from 17 percent last year; In Science, 32 percent scored mastery. There were 25 percent who scored below basic from 27 percent last year; In Social Studies, 25 percent scored Mastery. There were 33 percent who scored below basic from 37 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 53 percent scored mastery. There were 18 percent who scored below basic from 35 percent last year; In Math, 61 percent scored mastery. There were 12 percent who scored below basic from 23 percent last year; In Science, 32 percent scored mastery or above. There were 32 percent who scored below basic, from 48 percent last year; In Social Studies, 22 percent scored mastery or above. There were 32 percent who scored below basic from 53 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 39 percent scored mastery. There were 30 percent who scored below basic from 29 percent last year; In Math, 37 percent scored mastery. There were 34 percent who scored below basic, from 40 percent last year; In Science, 28 percent scored mastery. There were 41 percent who scored below basic form 52 percent last year; In Social Studies, 23 percent scored mastery. There were 51 percent who scored below basic from 46 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Significant improvement in 5th-grade math, with a decrease in below-basic scores from 23 percent to 12 percent.
• Remarkable progress in 3rd-grade English, with a decline in below-basic scores from 27 percent to 25 percent.
• Consistent positive trends in 4th-grade math, science, and social studies, with notable reductions in below-basic percentages.

Areas of Concern:

• Slight decline in 6th-grade English, with below-basic scores increasing from 29 percent to 30 percent.
• Concerning trend in 6th-grade social studies, with below-basic scores rising from 46 percent to 51 percent.

Berg Jones Lane Elementary

3rd Grade: In English, 26 percent scored mastery or above. There were 54 percent who scored below basic from 61 percent last year; In Math, 27 percent scored mastery. There were 39 percent who scored below basic from 53 percent last year; In Science, 14 percent scored mastery. There were 58 percent who scored below basic, from 84 percent last year; In Social Studies, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 81 percent who scored below basic from 92 percent last year.

4th Grade: In English, 7 percent scored mastery; there were 56 percent who scored below basic from 63 percent last year; In Math, 7 percent scored mastery or above. There were 59 percent who scored below basic from 60 percent last year; In Science, 4 percent scored mastery or above. There were 70 percent who scored below basic, from 84 percent last year; In Social Studies, 7 percent scored mastery. There were 78 percent who scored below basic from 66 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 47 percent who scored below basic from 51 percent last year; In Math, 18 percent scored mastery. There were 58 percent who scored below basic, from 42 percent last year; In Science, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 79 percent who scored below basic, from 51 percent last year; In Social Studies, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 90 percent who scored below basic from 70 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 25 percent scored mastery.  There were 50 percent who scored below basic, the same as last year; In Math, 14 percent scored mastery. There were 60 percent who scored below basic from 68 percent last year; In Science, 7 percent scored mastery. There were 72 percent who scored below basic, from 75 percent last year; In Social Studies, 4 percent scored mastery. There were 86 percent who scored below basic, the same as last year.

Positive Gains:

• Significant improvement in 3rd-grade science, with a decrease in below-basic scores from 84 percent to 58 percent.
• Slight positive trend in 4th-grade math, with a minor decline in below-basic scores from 60 percent to 59 percent.

Areas of Concern:

• Consistently low performance in 4th and 5th-grade English, with minimal mastery percentages and high below-basic scores.
• Concerning trends in 4th and 5th-grade social studies, with increasing below-basic percentages indicates worsening performance.
• Low achievement in 6th-grade social studies, with high below-basic scores at 86 percent and minimal mastery at 4 percent.

      Roy Neal Shelling, Sr. Elementary

3rd Grade: In English, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 80 percent who scored below basic from 78 percent last year; In Math, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 89 percent who scored below basic from 83 percent last year; In Science, 2 percent of students scored mastery. There were 89 percent who scored below basic from 80 percent last year. In Social Studies, 91 percent scored below basic, the same as last year.

4th Grade: In English, 8 percent scored mastery. There were 79 percent who scored below basic from 71 percent last week; In Math, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 79 percent who scored below basic from 88 percent last year; In Science, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 83 percent who scored below basic, from 73 percent last year; In Social Studies, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 81 percent who scored below basic from 91 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 87 percent who scored below basic from 76 percent last year; In Math, 96 percent scored below basic from 91 percent last year; In Science, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 94 scored percent below basic from 87 percent last year; In Social Studies, 97 percent scored below basic from 92 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 8 percent scored mastery. There were 68 percent below basic is the same as last year; In Math, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 81 percent who scored below basic, from 92 percent last year; In Science, 9 percent scored mastery. There were 91 percent who scored below basic, from 83 percent last year; In Social Studies, 4 percent scored mastery. There were 91 percent who scored below basic from 86 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Slight improvement in 4th-grade English and social studies with a small increase in mastery percentages.

Areas of Concern:

• Consistently low performance across all grades and subjects, with mastery percentages below 10 percent in most cases.
• Increasing trends in below-basic scores in multiple subjects, indicate worsening performance in several areas.

     Minnie Ruffin Elementary

3rd Grade: In English,19 percent scored Mastery or above. There were 54 percent who scored below basic from 74 percent last year; In Math, 9 percent scored mastery or above. There were 56 percent who scored below basic, from 72 percent last year; In Science, 9 percent scored mastery or above. There were 70 percent who scored below basic from 79 percent last year; In Social Studies, 30 percent scored mastery or above. in Social Studies. There were 67 percent who scored below basic from 68 percent last year.

4th Grade: In English, 11 percent scored mastery. There were 56 percent who scored below basic from 60 percent last year; In Math, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 77 percent who scored below basic from 83 percent last year; In Science, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 58 percent who scored below basic, the same as last year; In Social Studies, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 78 percent who scored below basic from 72 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 14 percent scored mastery. There were 34 percent who scored below basic from 50 percent last year; In Math, 4 percent scored mastery. There were 53 percent who scored below basic from 79 percent last year; In Science, 14 percent scored mastery. There were 69 percent who scored below basic, from 72 percent last year; In Social Studies, 12 percent scored mastery. There were 76 who scored below basic from 75 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 13 percent scored mastery. There were 38 percent who scored below basic from 40 percent last year; In Math, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 81 percent who scored below basic from 71 percent last year; In Science, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 69 percent who scored below basic from 77 percent last year; In Social Studies, 13 scored mastery. There were 64 percent who scored below basic from 66 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Slight achievement in mastery percentages in various subjects and grades.
• Decreases in below-basic scores, indicating progress in specific areas.

Areas of Concern:

• Overall low mastery percentages across all grades and subjects.
• Limited progress in improving mastery percentages.
• Persistently high below-basic scores in several subjects

Cypress Point Elementary

3rd Grade: In English, 19 percent scored mastery. There were 64 percent who scored below basic from 46 percent last year; In Math, 21 percent percent of students scored mastery. There were 34 percent who scored below basic from 30 percent last year; In Science, 10 percent scored mastery or above. There were 60 percent who scored below basic, from 47 percent last year. In Social Studies, 8 percent scored mastery. There were 76 percent who scored below basic from 62 percent last year.

4th Grade: In English, 33 percent scored mastery. There were 38 percent who scored below basic, from 41 percent last year; In Math, 31 percent scored mastery or above. There were 38 percent who scored below basic, from 41 percent last year; In Science, 23 percent scored mastery or above. There were 49 percent who scored below basic from 50 percent last year; In Social Studies, 23 percent scored mastery or above. There were 54 percent who scored below basic, from 48 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 26 scored mastery and above. There were 32 percent who scored below basic, from 50 percent last week; In Math, 26 scored mastery and above. There were 28 percent scored below basic from 79 percent last year; In Science, 8 percent scored mastery and above. There were 62 percent who scored below basic, from 72 percent last year; In Social Studies, 8 percent scored mastery. There were 69 percent who scored below basic, from 75 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 35 percent scored mastery. There were 40 percent below basic from 32 percent last year; In Math, 26 percent scored mastery. There were 49 percent who scored below basic from 52 percent last year; In Science, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 68 percent who scored below basic, from 79 percent last year; In Social Studies, 6 percent scored mastery and above. There were 74 percent below basic from 76 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Achievement of some mastery percentages in several subjects and grades.
• Decreases in below-basic scores in specific areas.

Areas of Concern:

• Overall low mastery percentages across all grades and subjects.
• Persistently high below-basic scores in various subjects

     Madison Foster Elementary

3rd Grade: In English, 9 percent scored mastery. There were 66 percent who scored below basic from 53 last year. In math, 17 percent scored mastery. There were 51 percent who scored below basic from 53 percent last year. In Science, No students scored mastery or above. There were 91 percent who scored below basic from 77 last year; In Social Studies,  no students scored mastery. There were 98 percent who scored below basic from 87 percent last year.

4th Grade: In English, 27 percent scored mastery. There were 31 percent who scored below basic, from 54 percent last year; In Math, there were 72 percent who scored below basic, from 89 percent last year; In Science, 3 percent scored mastery.  There were 62 percent who scored below basic from 68 percent last year; In Social Studies, 7 percent scored mastery. There were 69 percent who scored below basic from 78 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 11 percent scored mastery. There were 36 who scored below basic, from 48 percent last year; In Math, 90 percent scored below basic from 84 percent last year; In Science, 5 percent mastery. There were 77 percent who scored below basic, from 76 percent last year; In Social Studies, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 59 percent who scored below basic from 60 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 9 percent scored mastery. There were 75 percent who scored below basic, which is the same as last year; In Math, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 72 percent who scored below basic from 88 percent last year; In Science, 3 percent scored mastery. There were 97 percent who scored below basic from 94 percent last year; In Social Studies, there were 97 percent who scored below basic from 100 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Improvements in mastery percentages in specific subjects and grades.
• Decreases in below-basic scores in certain areas.

Areas of Concern:

• Overall low mastery percentages across all grades and subjects.
• Limited progress in improving mastery percentages.
• Persistently high below-basic scores in various subjects, indicating ongoing challenges.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary

3rd Grade:  In English, 36 percent scored mastery. There were 48 percent who scored below basic from 44 percent last year; In Math, 22 scored mastery or above. There were 20 percent who scored below basic from 31 percent last year; In Science, 23 scored mastery or above. There were 51 percent who scored below basic, from 23 percent last year. In Social Studies, 30 percent scored mastery or above. There were 59 percent who scored below basic from 32 percent last year.

4th Grade: In English, 35 percent scored mastery or above. There were 49 percent who scored below basic, from 42 percent last year; In Math, 29 percent scored mastery or above. There were 59 percent who scored below basic from 57 percent last year; In Science, 8 percent scored mastery. There were 48 percent who scored below basic, from 67 percent last week; In Social Studies, 13 percent scored mastery. There were 79 percent who scored below basic, which was an increase from 69 percent last year.

5th Grade: In English, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 62 percent who scored below basic, from 46 percent last year; In Math, 78 percent scored below basic, from 22 percent last year; In Science, 4 percent scored mastery. There were 70 percent who scored below basic from 57 percent last year; In Social Studies, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 82 percent who scored below basic, from 71 percent last year.

6th Grade: In English, 18 percent scored mastery. There were 47 percent who scored below basic from 44 percent last year; In Math, 18 percent scored mastery. There were 55 percent who scored below, from 73 percent last year; In Science, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 76 percent who scored below basic, from 82 percent last year; In Social Studies, 2 percent scored mastery. There were 84 percent who scored below basic, from 93 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Improvement in mastery percentages in specific subjects and grades.

Areas of Concern:

• Consistently high below-basic scores across all grades and subjects.
• Limited progress in improving below-basic percentages
• Overall low mastery percentages in all subjects.

        Henry Clay Carroll Jr. High:

7th Grade: In English, 14 percent scored mastery. There were 60 percent who scored below basic from 63 percent last year; In Math, 7 percent scored mastery. There were 66 who scored below basic, from 71 percent last year; In Science, 7 percent scored mastery. There were 72 percent below basic, from 81 percent last year; In Social Studies, 6 percent scored mastery. There were 77 percent who scored below basic, from 89 percent last year.

8th Grade: In English, 13 percent scored mastery. There were 56 percent who scored below basic from 61 percent last year; In Math, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 74 percent who scored below basic from 88 percent last year; In Science, 9 percent scored mastery. There were 61 percent who scored below basic, from 78 percent last year; In Social Studies, 16 percent scored mastery. There were 47 percent who scored below basic from 77 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Decrease in below-basic scores across multiple subjects and grades, indicating a positive trend in student performance.

Areas of Concern:

• Overall low mastery percentages
• Despite the improvements, a significant portion of students still scored below basic.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. /Junior High

7th Grade: In English, 26 percent scored mastery. There were 44 percent who scored below basic, from 49 percent last year; In Math, 4 percent scored mastery. There were 62 percent who scored below basic, from 67 percent last year; In Science, 11 percent scored mastery. There were 51 percent who scored below basic from 58 percent last year; In Social Studies, 17 scored mastery. There were 56 percent who scored below basic from 63 percent last year.

8th Grade: In English, 13 percent scored mastery. There were 56 percent who scored below basic from 66 percent last year; In Math, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 74 percent who scored below basic, from 72 percent last year; In Science, 9 percent scored mastery. There were 61 percent who scored below basic, from 64 percent last year; In Social Studies, 18 percent scored mastery. There were 57 percent who scored below basic, from 65 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Decrease in below-basic scores across most subjects and grades indicates a positive trend in student performance.
• Some improvement in mastery percentages, albeit at a low level.

Areas of Concern:

• Low overall mastery percentages in all subjects.
• Despite reductions, significant portions of students still scored below basic
• Continued efforts are required to raise mastery levels and further reduce below-basic scores

Ernest Neville Jr. High.  

7th Grade: In English, 48 percent scored mastery.  There were 25 percent who scored below basic, the same as last year; In Math, 31 percent scored mastery. There were 34 percent who scored below basic, from 33 percent last year; In Science, 33 percent scored mastery. There were 38 percent who scored below basic, from 33 percent last year; In Social Studies, 32 percent scored mastery. There were 42 percent who scored below basic from 44 percent last year.

8th Grade: In English, 5 percent scored mastery. There were 82 percent who scored below basic, from 26 percent last year; In Math, 100 percent scored below basic, from 52 percent last year; In Science, 95 percent from 48 percent last year; In Social Studies, 100 percent scored below basic from 46 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Some improvement in mastery percentages in 7th-grade English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, indicating a potential positive trend in student performance in these subjects.

Areas of Concern:

• Consistent Low Mastery Levels: Even in subjects with slight improvements, mastery percentages remain notably low, indicating a need for substantial instructional enhancement.
• Significant Increase in 8th grade Below-Basic Scores: The substantial increase in below-basic scores in 8th-grade English, Math, Science, and Social Studies is concerning and requires urgent attention.

Morris Henry Carroll High Magnet High School
(Although Carroll is a magnet school, its student body is not selective)

Average ACT 14.9 from 15.1 last year

English I: 8 percent scored mastery. There were 69 percent below basic, down from 63 percent last year.

English II: 13 percent scored mastery. There were 70 percent below basic, which is the same as last year.

Algebra: 2 percent scored mastery. There were 84 percent who scored below basic, down from 82 percent last year.

Geometry: There were 81 percent below basic, from 93 percent last year.

Biology: 2 percent scored mastery. There were 80 percent below basic, down from 78 percent last year.

U.S. History: 3 percent scored mastery. There were 83 percent who scored below basic, down from 89 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• There is a slight decrease in the percentage of students scoring below basic in Geometry and U.S. History, suggesting a potential positive trend.

Areas of Concern:

• Overall ACT Score Decline: The decline in the average ACT score to 14.9 from 15.1 the previous year is concerning.
• Consistently Low Mastery Levels: Mastery percentages across all subjects are extremely low.
• Persistent High Below-Basic Scores: In several subjects, such as English I, English II, Algebra, and Biology, there are persistently high percentages of students scoring below basic.

       Ernest Neville High School

Average ACT 19.1 from Score 19.5

English I-54 percent scored mastery. There were 16 percent who scored below basic, down from 30 percent last year.

English II: 59 percent scored mastery. There were 21 percent below basic, down from 27 percent last year.

Algebra: 27 percent scored mastery. There were 37 percent who scored below basic, down from 45 percent last year.

Geometry: 38 percent scored mastery. There were 30 percent who scored below basic, down from 32 percent last year.

Biology: 26 percent scored mastery. There were 37 percent who scored below basic, down from 44 percent last year.

U.S. History: 27 percent scored mastery. There were 44 percent who scored below basic, down from 35 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• Significant improvements in English I and modest improvements in English II, Algebra, Geometry, and Biology, showcasing positive trends in these subjects.

Areas of Concern:

• Overall ACT Score Decline: The decline in the average ACT score to 19.1 is a concern.
• Consistency in Mastery Levels: Mastery percentages vary across subjects, indicating a need for more consistent teaching approaches or interventions to ensure uniform academic growth.
• U.S. History Performance Decline: The increase in below-basic scores in U.S. History raises concerns.

       Julia Wossman High School

Average ACT Score 16.4 from 15.7 last year.

English I: 26 percent scored mastery. There were 44 percent who scored below basic, down from 54 percent last week.

English II: 30 percent scored mastery. There were 49 percent who scored below basic, from 43 percent last week.

Algebra: 9 percent scored mastery. There were 54 percent who scored below basic, from 80 percent last year.

Geometry: 14 percent scored mastery. There were 60 percent who scored below basic, from 65 percent last year.

Biology: 10 percent scored mastery. There were 60 percent who scored below basic, the same as last year.

U.S. History: 3 percent scored mastery. There were 77 percent who scored below basic, from 84 percent last year.

Positive Gains:

• ACT Score Improvement: The increase in the average ACT score indicates an overall positive trend in academic readiness.
• Significant Improvements: Noticeable improvements in English I, Algebra, and Geometry, showcasing positive trends in these subjects.
• Stability in Biology: Maintaining the below-basic percentage in Biology at 60 percent suggests stability, although further improvements are needed.

Areas of Concern:

• English II Decline: A slight increase in below-basic scores in English II indicates a need for focused attention to improve performance in this subject.
• Limited Mastery Levels: Low mastery percentages across subjects indicate a need for enhanced teaching strategies and student support to improve overall academic proficiency.
• U.S. History Challenge: Despite a slight improvement, a 77 percent below-basic rate in U.S. History highlights a significant challenge.