LEAP Scores Explained:
Score Ranges by Grade

LEAP reports five achievement levels rather than pass or fail. Mastery, which starts at 750 on every grades 3-8 test, means your child met college and career readiness expectations and is prepared for the next level of study. LDOE reports results as the share of students at Mastery or Advanced ("Mastery+").

Basic means your child nearly met expectations and may need additional support to be fully prepared for the next grade. In ELA, math and science, Basic is 725-749 in every grade, just under the 750 Mastery mark.

Every grades 3-8 LEAP 2025 test is scored from 650 to 850, so 850 is the top score. Advanced starts at a different score by grade and subject: in grades 3-8 ELA from 785 (grade 7) to 810 (grade 3), and in math from 786 (grade 7) to 801 (grade 8).

No. LDOE says the scale-score range for a level on a given test does not change from year to year, so a score in the Basic range on the grade 4 math test is Basic in any year. Scale scores can be compared within the same grade and subject across years, not across grades or subjects.

Each reporting category gets one to three stars. Three stars (Strong) means your child met or exceeded expectations in that area, two stars (Moderate) means nearly met, and one star (Weak) means partially met or did not meet expectations. Ratings are based on fewer questions than the overall score, so use them with other information.

Louisiana's third grade promotion law, Act 422 of 2023, is tied to the literacy screener, not the LEAP score. A third grader who scores at the lowest level in reading on the literacy screener gets two more chances before the next school year. A student still at the lowest level after three tries is not promoted, unless a good-cause exception applies. Before retention the student is screened for dyslexia.

Act 422 lists limited-English-proficient students with fewer than two years in an English learner program; students with disabilities whose IEP says the screener is not appropriate; students with an IEP or 504 plan who have had two years of intensive remediation and still show a reading deficiency, or who were previously retained in K-3; students not in exceptional education who have had two or more years of intensive intervention and have been retained in K-3 for a total of two years; students who show acceptable reading on a state-approved alternative test; and students diagnosed with dyslexia.

In grades 3-8, 43% of students reached Mastery or Advanced in ELA (the same as 2025), 34% in math (up from 33%), 31% in science and 33% in social studies. Across grades 3-12, 36% reached Mastery+, which LDOE called the highest on record.

In 2026, school systems had the individual student reports by July 3 and were to send them to families in the coming days. Reports come from your child's school system. If you have not received one, ask your school.

Look at the star ratings first: they show which reporting categories were weakest. Then ask the teacher LDOE's suggested questions, such as what can be done in class to help and how you can support learning at home. For ELA, math and science, iMasterly's LEAP practice explains every answer, so your child can practice the skills in those areas.