The State Department of Education released the 2019 District Performance Scores
(DPS) and School Performance Scores (SPS) for K-12 schools showing Beauregard Parish
has maintained a letter grade of “B” and 82.8 total points.
“The State Department of Education has transitioned to a new accountability
formulation with stringent requirements for schools and districts which make it even more
challenging to meet standards,” said Timothy Cooley, Superintendent of Beauregard Parish
Schools. “We are pleased that Beauregard Parish has maintained letter grade of ‘B’ for the
second year of the new scoring formula.”
Under the LEAP 2025 formula for the 2019 assessments, one school earned an “A,”
five schools earned a “B,” and seven schools earned a “C.” No schools received a “D” or “F”
letter grade.
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) assesses students annually in the
Louisiana Believes accountability program for grades 3-12. The spring 2019 assessments
mark the second year that scores are being reported under the LEAP 2025 program
designed to measure progress and growth toward higher standards for every student.
The LEAP 2025 program, which meets the requirements of the federal “Every
Students Succeeds Act” (ESSA), includes an eight year transition toward new benchmarks
and is intended to move all students toward scoring “Mastery” or “Advanced” on all
accountability testing.
Schools and districts receive “Progress” points on their Performance Scores in
relation to the extent students meet their individual growth targets.
Five schools earned an “A” in their Progress scores: Carver Elementary, DeRidder
High School, East Beauregard Elementary, K.R. Hanchey Elementary, and Pine Wood
Elementary, and the remaining seven schools earned a “B” for Progress. Four schools were
named “Top Gains” schools: Carver Elementary, DeRidder High School, K.R. Hanchey
Elementary, and East Beauregard Elementary.
Scores are also reported for eleven result categories used to determine the overall
scores. They include K8 and HS Academic Assessment with an increase of .7 for 66.1
points; K8 and HS Progress with an increase of .3 for 86.2 points; K8 Assessment Index
with an increase of .4 for 66.3 points; K8 Progress Index with a decrease of 1 for 84.2
points; Drop Out Credit Accumulation Index with an increase of .5 for 146.2 points; HS
Assessment Index with an increase of 1.8 for 65.1 points; HS Progress Index with an
increase of 2.6 for 93.1 points; ACT Index with a decrease of 3.1 for 73.2 points; Strength of
Diploma Index with a decrease of 1.2 for 102 points; Cohort Graduation Rate Index with a
decrease of 6 for 117.5 points; and Cohort Graduation Rate Actual with a decrease of 1.2 for
93.5 points.
“The result categories show an increase in six areas including the Academic
Assessment and Progress categories,” said Cooley.” “In addition, our district has a letter
grade of ‘A’ for both our Graduation Rate and our Strength of Diploma, and our Graduation
Rate of 93.5 percent is among the top in the state and has been above 90 percent for six
consecutive years.”
“We are also proud that our military-affiliated sub-group scored an ‘A’ at each
school reporting that category,” he said.
Under the 150 point scale being used for the 2019 assessments, districts and school
scores designate the following: 90-150=A; 75-89.9=B; 60-74.9=C; 50-59.9=D; and 0-49.9=F.
School scores and letter grades reported under the 2019 new formula include:
Carver Elementary,70.3-C; DeRidder High School 88.7 - B; DeRidder Junior High School,
74.1 - C; East Beauregard Elementary,80.3 - B; East Beauregard High School, 89.3 - B; K.R.
Hanchey Elementary, 70.3 - C; Merryville High School, 83.9 - B; Pine Wood Elementary,
71.7 - C; Singer High School, 70.8 - C; South Beauregard Elementary, 71.7 -C; South
Beauregard Upper Elementary, 75.9 - B; and South Beauregard High School, 93 - A.
In the LEAP 2025 program, all elementary schools are evaluated on 75% assessment
performance and a 25% student progress. If an elementary school does not have a tested
grade, then that school shares the School Performance Score (SPS) of the closest related
school in the district with a tested grade. In Beauregard Parish, K.R. Hanchey Elementary
shares an SPS with Carver Elementary.
All middle schools are evaluated on 70% assessment performance, 25% student
progress, and 5% credit accumulation in 9
th
grade. DeRidder Junior High School is the only
school classified as a middle school by the LDOE in Beauregard Parish.
All high schools are evaluated based on 25% assessment performance and
progress, 25% ACT/WorkKeys, 25% strength of diploma, and 25% cohort graduation rate.
DeRidder High School is the only school in Beauregard Parish classified as a high school by
the LDOE.
Schools with students in both K-8 and 9-12 grades (combination schools) will
receive a school performance score based on both the K-8 and 9-12 formulas and weighted
by students included in the formula.
“We are proud of our students, teachers, and schools for our district and school
performance scores this year,” concluded Cooley. “As the state applies more stringent
requirements to maintain or earn higher scores, the fact that our schools are making
improvements in growth and progress is significant, and we will continue to make
concerted efforts to provide our schools with the resources they need to succeed.”
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