Belle Rose Primary Ranked #1 in Louisiana for Growth

All schools in the Assumption Parish Public School System earned a passing letter grade associated with their 2022 School Performance Scores (SPS), with Belle Rose Primary School recording the highest growth rate in the state, according to the accountability report released Wednesday (Nov. 16) by the Louisiana Department of Education.

This year’s scores mark the first time in five years that no Assumption Parish school received a failing grade. The state last issued letter grades to public schools in 2019, prior to the COVID pandemic. In that report, Belle Rose Primary School received a failing grade; however, this year’s report shows that same school improving to a C rating.

Belle Rose Primary School grew more than any other school in the state, jumping 23.4 points from a SPS of 45.5 points in 2019 to a SPS of 67.9 points this year.

“We are very proud of the hard work that all our teachers and staff have put in to keep our scores at or near those levels where they were before the pandemic; and we are especially proud of the job that was done at Belle Rose Primary to improve at the highest level in the state,” Superintendent Dr. John Barthelemy said.

Barthelemy said the district maintained an overall B rating with a District Performance Score (DPS) of 78.7.

The state reported that the district has three B schools: Assumption High, Napoleonville Middle, and Pierre Part Elementary; four C schools: Belle Rose Primary, Labadieville Primary, Napoleonville Primary, and Bayou L’Ourse Primary; and two D schools: Belle Rose Middle and Labadieville Middle.