Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part LXXXIII - Bulletin 111-The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System
Chapter 4 - Assessment and Dropout/Credit Accumulation Index Calculations
Section LXXXIII-405 - Calculating a K-8 Assessment Index

A. For all grades 3-8 use the values from the following table.

B. Weight each subject-test index score by the corresponding value from the table below.

C. Sum all weighted subject-test index scores.

D. Sum all weights applied to subject-test index scores from the table above (in Subsection B).

E. Divide the sum from Subsection D by the total scores.

F. When middle schools students participate only in an EOC exam and not also the grade-level assessment in a given subject, EOC test results shall be used in the middle schools assessment index (100 for "good" and 150 for "excellent") and will be weighted by content as noted in the table above. Middle schools will also earn incentive points for all EOC scores of "good" or "excellent" earned during the same year in which the test was administered.

G. The policy, as outlined in Subsection F of this Section, shall also apply to combination schools. The EOC score will be used in middle school results for the year in which the EOC is taken, incentive points may be awarded, and the score will be banked for use in the high school score once the student arrives in 9th grade, as outlined in §409. A.3

H. In the 2015-2016 school year, the social studies test will be administered as a field test only. When calculating the K- 8 assessment index for the 2015-2016 school year, either the 2013-2014 or 2014-2015 social studies assessment index, whichever yields the higher school performance score, shall be used as the social studies component of the overall assessment index and will be weighted by the 2015-2016 science assessment index tested population in order to limit impact of population changes from prior years.