The Natchitoches Parish School Board announced on June 12 that Natchitoches Parish Schools’ kindergarten through third grade students reached the highest proficiency growth in literacy on record for Natchitoches Parish for the 2022-2023 school year.

K-3 literacy data for the 2022-2023 school year in Natchitoches Parish showed a significant increase in “proficient” test scores from the 2021-2022 school year and was well above the State percentage of 58%.

Data below shows student proficiency between the 2022-2023 and 2021-2022 school years, in comparison of the State’s End of Year Literacy Results for 2023.

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