Madison Parish students posted a 7 percent mastery‑plus rate on grades 3–8 English language arts, mathematics and science assessments in spring 2025, up from 5 percent in 2024. The combined mastery‑plus rate for those assessments plus English I, English II, Algebra I, Geometry, U.S. History and Biology rose to 7 percent in 2025 from 6 percent in 2024. Statewide results for grades 3–8 increased to 35 percent mastery‑plus from 34 percent, and combined statewide rates held at 35 percent in both years.
Economically disadvantaged students in Madison Parish moved from 5 percent mastery‑plus in grades 3–8 in 2024 to 7 percent in 2025. Not economically disadvantaged students rose from 8 percent to 9 percent over the same period. Combined mastery‑plus rates for economically disadvantaged students climbed from 5 percent to 7 percent, and for their non‑economically disadvantaged peers from 11 percent to 16 percent.
Regular‑education students increased their grades 3–8 mastery‑plus rate from 6 percent in 2024 to 8 percent in 2025; their combined rate rose from 6 percent to 8 percent. Students with disabilities remained below reportable levels at less than 5 percent in both grades 3–8 and combined measures.
Black or African American students posted a 7 percent grades 3–8 rate in 2025, compared with 5 percent in 2024; their combined rate rose from 6 percent to 7 percent. Hispanic or Latino students moved to 10 percent from fewer than 5 percent in grades 3–8 and to 6 percent from fewer than 5 percent combined. White students registered less than 5 percent mastery‑plus in grades 3–8 in both years; their combined rate remained below 5 percent in 2025 after 7 percent in 2024. Students identifying with two or more races rose to 7 percent from fewer than 5 percent in grades 3–8 and to 7 percent from fewer than 5 percent combined. Data for Asian students did not meet minimum group‑size requirements for reporting.
Female students in the parish increased their grades 3–8 mastery‑plus rate to 7 percent from 6 percent and their combined rate to 8 percent from 7 percent. Male students rose to 7 percent from fewer than 5 percent on grades 3–8 assessments and to 7 percent from 5 percent combined.
Homeless students achieved a 14 percent grades 3–8 mastery‑plus rate in 2025, up from 9 percent in 2024; their combined rate went to 11 percent from 8 percent. Data for English learners, military‑affiliated students and foster care students did not meet minimum group‑size requirements for reporting.
