The reported proficiency rate for Math is 10%.
Original Research by School Decision on New Vision Learning Academy
New Vision Learning Academy is a small Louisiana school district that serves a single school by the same name, covering pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Because its grade band ends before high school, there is no graduation rate to report, and state testing results are available only for grades three through six. The enrollment is compact, with roughly a couple of hundred students spread across each elementary grade. The district is located in Ouachita Parish, and the available data shows that every student in the school is Black. Information on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not provided in the records we examined.
The most recent academic assessment data comes from the 2014-15 school year, which is now several years old. Louisiana administered the LEAP test that year, and the state changed its cut scores for math and English language arts at that time, so the results should be read with that context in mind. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above varied by grade. For third grade, the reported range suggested that roughly a third of students met the bar. In fourth grade, the range was somewhat lower. Fifth grade had a single reported figure of about one in ten students proficient. Sixth grade showed a range around the low twenties. In English language arts, the ranges were consistently higher: third grade around the low forties, fourth grade in the mid-forties, fifth grade in the high thirties, and sixth grade around the mid-fifties. When compared with other districts in Ouachita Parish, the overall proficiency index for New Vision Learning Academy placed it in the bottom quartile. A parent interested in more current academic performance would want to ask the school for more recent state test results, as the data on hand is dated.
On a more positive note, the district reported a low rate of chronic absenteeism, falling in the top quartile among Ouachita Parish districts. That suggests students generally attend school regularly, which is a favorable signal for a stable learning environment. Per-pupil current spending was in the upper range relative to its parish peers, indicating the district invests above the median amount in each student’s education. No detailed information on programs such as special education services, gifted offerings, or extracurricular activities was available in the data provided.
We looked for recent changes or strategic priorities from the district but found only general historical profile information, nothing from the last several years with lasting parent-relevant impact. Likewise, no locale brief describing the community the district serves was included in the records. This means a family considering New Vision Learning Academy would need to seek firsthand information about the surrounding area, the school’s facilities, and its current instructional focus directly from the district. The school itself is housed under the same district name, so the single campus serves all enrolled students from pre-K through sixth grade.
In sum, New Vision Learning Academy is a small, racially homogeneous elementary district in Ouachita Parish. Its most recent test results, now a decade old, showed academic performance that lagged behind other parish districts, particularly in math. Chronic absenteeism was low, and per-pupil spending was above the parish average. With no high school grades, graduation metrics do not apply. A parent looking at this district would want to confirm current academic outcomes, understand what programs and supports the school offers, and learn about the local community, as those details were not captured in the data available for this account.
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