LEONARD GRAY / L’Observateur / August 30, 2000

LULING – The fourth-grade LEAP results for St. Charles Parish gave schoolofficials reason to rejoice, with only 4 percent not achieving the necessary passing grade to advance to fifth grade.

“When we can get 50 percent of the students who were struggling to pass the test after three weeks, that’s good work,” Superintendent Dr. RodneyLafon told the School Board at Wednesday’s meeting. “These scores arevery good.”A total of 731 fourth-graders were tested in language arts and mathematics in March. Overall, 58.5 percent passed the language artsretests, and 67.5 percent passed the mathematics retest, according toresults released Wednesday, the day before the first day of classes.

In language arts, 93 percent of those passed, with 50 students scoring unsatisfactory. Twenty-four of those students passed the retest, whichbumped the total revised passing rate to 96 percent.

In mathematics, 90 percent of those passed, with 72 students scoring unsatisfactory. Fifty-two of those students passed the retest, whichbumped the total revised passing rate to 97 percent.

“These scores are incredible,” commented Rochelle Touchard, public information officer for the school district. “And if they’re doing this goodat fourth grade, imagine how well they’ll be doing by eighth grade.”School-by-school results were: Language Arts Carver Elementary had 119 students tested in March, with 83 percent passing. Twenty students scored unsatisfactory, and 12 of those passedthe July retest, leaving only eight students. The revised passing rate is 93percent.

Lakewood Elementary had 150 students tested in March, with 99 percent passing. Two students scored unsatisfactory, but neither of those passedthe July retest. The revised passing rate is 99 percent.Norco 4-6 Elementary had 67 students tested in March, with 97 percent passing. Two students scored unsatisfactory, but neither of those passedthe July retest. The revised passing rate is 97 percent.St. Rose Elementary had 97 students tested in March, with 94 percentpassing. Six students scored unsatisfactory, and four of those passed theJuly retest, leaving only two students. The revised passing rate is 98percent.

R.J. Vial Elementary had 110 students tested in March, with 90 percentpassing. Eleven students scored unsatisfactory, and four of those passedthe July retest, leaving only seven students. The revised passing rate is94 percent.

Schoeffner Elementary had 188 students tested in March, with 95 percent passing. Nine students scored unsatisfactory, and four of those passed theJuly retest, leaving only five students. The revised passing rate is 97percent.

Mathematics Carver Elementary had 119 students tested in March, with 88 percent passing. Fourteen students scored unsatisfactory, and seven of thosepassed the July retest, leaving only seven students. The revised passingrate is 94 percent.

Lakewood Elementary had 150 students tested in March, with 97 percent passing. Five students scored unsatisfactory, and three of those passedthe July retest, leaving only seven students. The revised passing rate is99 percent.

Norco 4-6 Elementary had 67 students tested in March, with 87 percent passing. Nine students scored unsatisfactory, and five of those passed theJuly retest, leaving only four students. The revised passing rate is 94percent.

St. Rose Elementary had 97 students tested in March, with 82 percentpassing. Seventeen students scored unsatisfactory, and 13 of those passedthe July retest, leaving only four students. The revised passing rate is 96percent.

R.J. Vial Elementary had 110 students tested in March, with 75 percentpassing. Twenty-eight students scored unsatisfactory, and 17 of thosepassed the July retest, leaving only 11 students. The revised passing rateis 90 percent.

Schoeffner Elementary had 188 students tested in March, with 91 percent passing. Sixteen students scored unsatisfactory, and seven of thosepassed the July retest, leaving only nine students. The revised passingrate is 95 percent.

Touchard continued, “The district overall is very pleased, but there’s always room for improvement.”Out of 1,451 eighth-graders in St. Charles Parish who took the LEAP testin March, 95 percent passed language arts and 82 percent passed mathematics.

In language arts, 37 students scored unsatisfactory in language arts and 128 students scored unsatisfactory in mathematics.

After the LEAP summer school and the July retest, only 19 students are unsatisfactory in language arts and 81 students are unsatisfactory in mathematics.

Revised passing rates after the July retests in language arts: Albert Cammon has 97.5 percent; Harry Hurst has 98.3 percent; E.J. Landry has98.9 percent; J.B. Martin has 97.2 percent.Revised passing rates after the July retests in mathematics: Albert Cammon has a 83.1 percent passing rate. Harry Hurst has a 90.9 percentpassing rate. E.J. Landry has an 84.9 percent passing rate. J.B. Martin has a93.1 percent passing rate.Rachel Allemand, executive director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, said that in the fourth-grade retesting 15 students retested in only language arts, 51 students retested for only math and 26 students retested in both exams. In the eighth-grade retesting, four studentsretested in only language arts, 90 students in only math and 24 students for both exams.

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