Grade Levels Assessed Flashcards

Which LEAP 2025 grade level assessment is most closely associated with the Louisiana third-grade reading law?

Answer: Grade 3

Louisiana's third-grade reading law ties reading proficiency outcomes to the Grade 3 LEAP assessment for promotion decisions.

A new Louisiana teacher learns that her Grade 6 students will take LEAP 2025. Which subjects should she expect the assessment to cover?

Answer: ELA and Math only

Grade 6 LEAP 2025 assesses only ELA and Math; Science and Social Studies testing does not occur at Grade 6.

How does Louisiana's LEAP 2025 system differ from assessments given to high school students?

Answer: LEAP 2025 is grade-level based (3–8); high school uses End-of-Course exams

LEAP 2025 assesses annual grade-level performance for Grades 3–8, while high school students take EOC exams after completing specific courses.

A student retained in Grade 5 must take the LEAP again the following year. Which test will they take?

Answer: LEAP Grade 5 (same grade repeated)

Retained students retake the LEAP for their repeated grade level, in this case Grade 5, the following school year.

Which statement accurately describes LEAP 2025 coverage for Grade 4 students?

Answer: Grade 4 students take ELA and Math only

Grade 4 LEAP 2025 includes only ELA and Math assessments, as Science and Social Studies are reserved for Grades 5 and 8.

Across Grades 3–8, in how many grade levels do students take LEAP 2025 assessments in all four subjects (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies)?

Answer: Two grade levels

Only Grades 5 and 8 include all four LEAP 2025 subjects—ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies—making it two grade levels.

Which of the following best explains why LEAP 2025 does not extend beyond Grade 8?

Answer: High school uses End-of-Course exams aligned to specific course content instead

Louisiana shifts to End-of-Course assessments in high school because the curriculum becomes course-specific rather than grade-level-based.