Bossier Parish Schools ranked among Louisiana’s top-performing school districts on the 2025-26 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, with students posting some of the state’s largest gains in academic proficiency, according to preliminary results released Monday.
The district reported a four-percentage-point increase in the share of students in grades 3-8 scoring at the Mastery or Advanced levels, placing Bossier among the state’s fastest-improving school systems. More than 60% of the district’s schools, or 21 campuses, increased their overall proficiency rates from the previous year.
The local gains came as Louisiana recorded its highest statewide LEAP performance on record. According to the Louisiana Department of Education, 36% of students in grades 3-12 achieved Mastery or Advanced in 2026, up from 34% last year and continuing an increase from 30% in 2021. Despite the improvement, 64% of students statewide still scored below the state’s Mastery benchmark…