RESERVE – Several of St. John the Baptist Public School District’s students scored a Perfect 500 on various sections of the LEAP and iLEAP during spring testing.

Seventeen students scored a perfect score on one or more sections of the tests. The students were acknowledged in front of their peers, parents and other family members during a small ceremony held at the School Board Office annex in the fourth grade Demonstration Classroom. Each student was individually recognized and received a certificate and an RTC back-pack filled with a T-shirt and other goodies from the superintendent, Dr. Courtney P. Millet.

“I expect great things from all of you,” said Millet. “This is just the beginning of a great future for you. Now that you’ve achieved something very few others have, there is nothing stopping you from doing or becoming whatever you desire.”

The following students scored a Perfect 500 on the iLEAP:

Jenna Beber, third grade, John L. Ory, Mathematics; Jenna Necaise, third grade, John L. Ory, Mathematics; Seymour Shelling, third grade, Lake Pontchartrain, English Language Arts and Reading; Carlin Bartholomew, fifth grade, John L. Ory, Mathematics; Jordan Clark, fifth grade, Emily C. Watkins, Mathematics; Jhajuan Countee, fifth grade, LaPlace Elementary, Mathematics; Brian Price, fifth grade, John L. Ory, Mathematics; Dylan Book, sixth grade, LaPlace Elementary, Mathematics; Daniel Cyres, sixth grade, LaPlace Elementary, Mathematics; Jonathan Fryoux, sixth grade, LaPlace Elementary, Mathematics; Justin Brown, seventh grade, John L. Ory, Mathematics; Bailey Galloway, seventh grade, John L. Ory, Mathematics; Darrius Smith, seventh grade, LaPlace Elementary, Mathematics

The following students scored a Perfect 500 on the LEAP:

Zyria Eugene, fourth grade, LaPlace Elementary, English Language Arts and Reading; Kaira Tamplain, fourth grade, John L. Ory, English Language Arts and Reading; Kayla Ceaser, eighth grade, LaPlace Elementary, Mathematics and Reading; Aubrey Stewart, eighth grade, Lake Pontchartrain, Reading.

For the iLEAP and LEAP, the state assigns five achievement levels: Advanced, Mastery, Basic, Approaching Basic and Unsatisfactory. Each achievement level has a range of scaled scores. The highest score for all sections on the two tests is 500.