The Education Recovery Scorecard, a study by Harvard and Stanford universities, revealed LPSS students have surpassed pre-pandemic achievement levels by 40% in math and 75% in reading.

The Louisiana Department of Education announced on Tuesday, February 11, that Louisiana is leading the nation in academic recovery, ranking first in reading and second in math

Even so, Lafayette is near lapping the state, exceeding pre-pandemic achievement levels by 40% in math and 75% in reading, according to the Education Recovery Survey. Louisiana only averaged 2% in math and 28% in reading, still extremely high for the country.