Louisiana Is The Only State To Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels In Both Reading And Math.
BATON ROUGE — Today, the 2026 Education Recovery Scorecard was released, showing significant improvement in both reading and math scores. Louisiana continues to lead the nation in academic recovery, ranking first among states in reading and second among states in math. Louisiana is the only state where average student performance has surpassed 2019 levels in both subjects.
This Scorecard follows the 2024 Nation’s Report Card where Louisiana jumped 17 spots up to 32, the highest ranking in state’s history. The 2025 Education Scorecard shows Louisiana is still leading the nation in education improvement, this time for growth from 2022 to 2025.
“Today’s education scorecard results did not happen by accident. They happened because we changed the script in Louisiana. We returned our classrooms back to the basics and empowered our teachers and families,” said Governor Jeff Landry. “Louisiana is leading again, and this is only the beginning!”