Baton Rouge, LA (KPEL News) - The Louisiana Department of Education released performance scores for school systems across the state on Monday, November 13. Overall, statewide scores improved and surpassed pre-pandemic levels with an increase of 1.4 points, and the majority of schools in Acadiana made the grade.

The state began monitoring schools in Louisiana and reporting their progress through the scoring system 24 years ago. The methodology is as follows, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Since 1999, the state has issued school performance scores for public schools, which are based on student achievement data. To clearly communicate the quality of school performance to families and the public, Louisiana adopted letter grades (A-F). All schools with sufficient data receive school performance scores.

Here's how schools and systems in Acadiana fared.

LAFAYETTE PARISH

The Lafayette Parish School System's District Performance Score rose by 2.5 points to 87.3. The letter grade held steady at a B.

Fast Facts:

• Three Lafayette schools improved their letter grade.
• No Lafayette schools received an F letter grade.
• The score for 10 Lafayette schools decreased.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

ACADIA PARISH

Acadia Parish improved its overall score by 4.1 points on the district performance score and maintained a letter grade of B.

Fast Facts:

• Three schools in Acadia improved their letter grades.
• One school received an F letter grade.
• Three Acadia Parish schools improved their letter grades.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

EVANGELINE PARISH

The DPS score in Evangeline Parish improved by 4.6 points, bringing their letter grade up from a C to a B.

Fast Facts:

• Three schools had improved letter grades.
• One school in the Evangeline Parish system got an F letter grade.
• Three of the Evangeline Parish schools had their letter grades decrease.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

IBERIA PARISH

Iberia Parish maintained its B letter grade, but their point score increased by 2.6.

Fast Facts:

• Four schools in Iberia saw improved letter grades.
• No schools in Iberia received an F letter grade.
• The letter grades in eight schools decreased.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

ST. LANDRY PARISH

The DPS score went up in St. Landry Parish by 2.5 points and showed no change in the C letter grade.

Fast Facts:

• Seven schools got better letter grades than the previous year.
• Two schools received an F letter grade.
• The DPS score for four schools dropped.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

ST. MARTIN PARISH

St. Martin Parish maintained a C letter grade but increased their score by 4.6 points.

Fast Facts:

• Seven schools showed improvement in their letter grades.
• Only one school received an F letter grade.
• Two St. Martin Parish schools got lower scores than in the previous year.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

ST. MARY PARISH

St. Mary Parish schools improved their overall score by .6 points, holding steady at a B letter grade.

Fast Facts:

• Six schools showed improvement in their letter grades.
• One school in St. Mary Parish was graded with an F.
• Nine schools in the district scored fewer points than the previous year.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)

VERMILION PARISH

The Vermilion Parish School System ranked as the school with the highest score in Acadiana and sits on the list of top 10 districts in Louisiana with an increase of 1.9 points and a DPS score of 91.1. Vermilion Parish is the only school system in the Acadiana area to achieve "A" status.

Fast Facts:

• Two schools in Vermilion Parish raised their letter grades.
• No schools in Vermilion got an F letter grade.
• Six schools in Vermilion had a decrease in scores.

(The number in the far right column is the previous year letter grade.)