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What does a student learn in ?

Louisiana sets its own course of study. The state walked back from the Common Core a decade ago and now publishes the Louisiana Student Standards across English, math, science, and social studies. Each set is reviewed and revised on a state cycle, with teacher committees doing much of the rewriting. The result is a framework that looks similar to national ones in places but answers to Baton Rouge.

  • Louisiana Student Standards
Source: Louisiana Louisiana Student Standards
The shape of K-12
A plain-language read of how the state runs school.
What students learn
English work moves from learning to read in the early grades into close reading of stories, articles, and primary sources, with writing built around evidence from the page. Math follows a coherent K through 8 progression into Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, the three courses most students need for graduation. Science and social studies are taught as state-written sequences rather than adopted national frameworks.
How students are measured
Louisiana does not have a single recorded statewide test on this page, though the state has historically given LEAP tests in the spring of grades 3 through 8 and end-of-course exams in high school. Parents should expect testing windows in spring, with results returning over the summer. Curriculum directors comparing states should check the Louisiana Department of Education site for the current testing calendar.
Frameworks adopted, by subject
The standards documents the state writes against in each subject.
Subject Framework Adopted Source
English Language Arts
Louisiana Student Standards
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Mathematics
Louisiana Student Standards
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Science
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Social Studies
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Browse by grade and subject
Pick a cell to see exactly what students learn that year.
Subjects covered
4
Grade levels
13
Standards on file
2,641
Assessments tracked
0
Common questions
  • Does this state use Common Core?

    Not anymore. The state pulled out of Common Core in 2014 and rewrote its own English and math standards, which were adopted in 2016. The current standards still cover similar ground but were reviewed by Louisiana teachers and edited based on their feedback.

  • What's the big spring test, and who has to take it?

    Students in grades 3 through 8 take LEAP 2025 each spring in English, math, science, and social studies. High schoolers take end-of-course LEAP 2025 tests in subjects like Algebra I, English II, Biology, and US History. Scores feed into school performance ratings and, in some cases, promotion decisions.

  • Which subjects are required at each grade level?

    English and math are tested every year from grade 3 on. Science and social studies are required at every grade but tested less often in elementary. High school students also need credits in health, PE, the arts, and a world language to graduate with a standard diploma.

  • How often do the standards get updated?

    The state runs a formal review of each subject's standards roughly every seven years. Teachers and content experts sit on the review committees, and the final version goes to the state board for adoption. Small updates can happen between full reviews if the board approves them.

  • Where can a parent see what a student is supposed to learn this year?

    Pick the subject and grade on this page. Each standard is written as a short statement of what students should know and be able to do by the end of the year, with the official code next to it.

Sources
Every page link goes back to the state's own document.

Frameworks