On Louisiana's LEAP 2025 high school tests, English I is reported on a scale from 650 to 850 (2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2026), and each score falls into one of 5 performance levels. Reaching Mastery, at 750 or above, is the state's proficiency line.
| Level | Score range | What it means | Statewide 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsatisfactory | 650–699 | The lowest level, well below the state standard | 17% |
| Approaching Basic | 700–724 | Partway toward the state standard | 18% |
| Basic | 725–749 | Approaching the state standard | 25% |
| Mastery | 750–790 | Meeting the state standard (the proficiency line) | 32% |
| Advanced | 791–850 | The highest level, above the state standard | 8% |
Statewide in 2026, about 40% of the students counted for English I reached Mastery or Advanced. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).
These numbers are the students who took this end-of-course test during the school year, in the fall and spring testing windows together. Louisiana publishes each group's results as whole percentages, not counts. Middle-school students who take a high-school course test early (most often Algebra I or English I) are included, counted at their middle school.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.
A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students who took the same test. Our free tool turns an English I score into an estimated percentile versus the school, school system and the whole state, so you can see where a score stands, not just its level.
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