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Ouachita Parish schools report district gains and prepare for new accountability system
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Ouachita Parish School Board heard a 2024–25 accountability report showing district performance gains, eight A schools, 20 schools with improved scores and 15 top‑gain honorees; staff warned simulated scores under a new state system will use a different scale and pledged supports for schools projected to fall.
Ouachita Parish School Board on Thursday celebrated academic gains across the district and previewed how a new state accountability scale will change how scores are reported.
Marybeth Holzer, who leads accountability efforts, told the board the district outscored the state for the sixth consecutive year and that the district performance score rose 0.7 points. "We have a lot to celebrate," Holzer said, listing eight A schools including Sterlington High School, West Ouachita High School and West Monroe High School, 20 schools that improved their overall school performance scores…
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