Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is defined as the minimum level of achievement or improvement that a school must achieve within a set time frame.

Louisiana evaluates whether schools make AYP for two components:

  • SPS Component – To make AYP, a school must have a New Baseline SPS of 60.0 or above; and
  • Subgroup Component – To make AYP, all required subgroups must meet requirements in test participation and
    academic performance and the whole school must meet requirements for the Additional Academic Indicator
    (attendance rate or non-dropout rate).

How does a school make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the Subgroup Component?

Each subgroup must meet requirements in test participation and academic performance, and the whole school must meet requirements for the additional academic indicator (attendance rate or graduation/non-dropout rate). A school that fails to make Subgroup Component AYP in the same subject (English Language Arts, Mathematics, or Whole School Additional Academic Indicator) for two consecutive years is placed in School Improvement (SI) 1. A school failing AYP in the same subject for any three consecutive years, or failing the first two consecutive years and the current year, is moved to SI 2. A school that fails the same subject four consecutive years will move into Corrective Action (CA) 1.

Which schools, grades, and assessments are included?

The Subgroup Component is evaluated for all schools having grades 3-8, and/or 10. The LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level I (LAA 1) and Level 2 (LAA 2) results for students with disabilities who were not eligible to take the LEAP, iLEAP or GEE are included in the Subgroup Component calculations if those students were in grades 3-8, or 10 (LAA 2 was not given in grade 3). Sharing arrangements do not apply to the Subgroup Component evaluations.

What are the subgroups?

Subgroups that are evaluated for AYP include African American/Black,American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White, students with disabilities, limited English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged (students eligible for free or reduced price lunch). An “All Students” subgroup, which is made up of all students in the school who meet the inclusion criteria, is also evaluated. Data for other subgroups are also presented in this report for informational purposes. These subgroups include students without disabilities, non-economically disadvantaged, migrant, male, and female.