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Grade 3
Grade 4
Louisiana's State Tests at a Glance
In grades 3 through 8, LEAP 2025 covers English language arts, math, science and social studies every year. The tests are given on the computer, and grade 3 also has a paper option. Math can be taken in English or Spanish, and braille forms are available. Every test is timed and split into sessions that are taken in order, and extra time is given only to students with a documented extended time accommodation. Testing takes place in the spring.
English Language Arts
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Three sessions online (paper option); Session 1 is a writing task (literary analysis, research simulation or narrative writing) ending in an essay; Sessions 2 and 3 are reading passage sets | 165 minutes in all: 75, 45 and 45 minutes for Sessions 1 to 3 | Reading (literary text, informational text and vocabulary) and writing |
| Grades 4 to 8 | Three sessions online; Session 1 is a writing task (literary analysis, research simulation or narrative writing) ending in an essay; Sessions 2 and 3 are reading passage sets | 190 minutes in all: 90, 55 and 45 minutes for Sessions 1 to 3 | Reading (literary text, informational text and vocabulary) and writing |
Mathematics
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3 and 4 | Three sessions online (paper option in grade 3); no calculator; no reference sheet | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | Major content (27 of 52 points), additional and supporting content (9), mathematical reasoning and modeling (16) |
| Grade 5 | Three sessions online; no calculator; reference sheet | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | Major content (27 of 52 points), additional and supporting content (9), mathematical reasoning and modeling (16) |
| Grades 6 and 7 | Three sessions online; no calculator in Session 1; four-function calculator in Sessions 2 and 3; reference sheet | 210 minutes in all: 60, 75 and 75 minutes for Sessions 1 to 3 | Major content (27 of 55 points), additional and supporting content (9), mathematical reasoning and modeling (19) |
| Grade 8 | Three sessions online; no calculator in Session 1; scientific calculator in Sessions 2 and 3; reference sheet | 210 minutes in all: 60, 75 and 75 minutes for Sessions 1 to 3 | Major content (27 of 55 points), additional and supporting content (9), mathematical reasoning and modeling (19) |
Every math test includes constructed-response tasks that ask students to write an explanation or justification, model a process, or compute an answer, and these tasks can earn partial credit.
Science
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Two sessions online (paper option); item sets and stand-alone items | 140 minutes in all: 70 minutes per session | Investigate (asking questions and planning investigations), evaluate (analyzing data and arguing from evidence), reason scientifically (models, explanations and solutions) |
| Grade 4 | Two sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items | 160 minutes in all: 80 minutes per session | Investigate (asking questions and planning investigations), evaluate (analyzing data and arguing from evidence), reason scientifically (models, explanations and solutions) |
| Grades 5 to 8 | Three sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items; a task with an extended written response in Session 2 | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | Investigate (asking questions and planning investigations), evaluate (analyzing data and arguing from evidence), reason scientifically (models, explanations and solutions) |
Social Studies
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Two sessions online (paper option); item sets and stand-alone items; one scored short written response | 160 minutes in all: 80 minutes per session | Foundations, papers and places of the United States of America (36 to 42%), a growing and changing nation (24 to 34%), industry, innovation and a more perfect union (30 to 38%); skills: establishing context (45 to 55%), examining sources and claims (30 to 40%) |
| Grade 4 | Two sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items; one scored short written response | 160 minutes in all: 80 minutes per session | Prehistory and early civilizations in the Near East and India (28 to 36%), early civilizations in Egypt and the Americas (36 to 42%), empire building in China, Greece and Rome (26 to 34%); skills: establishing context (45 to 55%), examining sources and claims (30 to 40%) |
| Grade 5 | Three sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items; one short written response and one extended written response | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | Medieval Europe and the West African kingdoms (30 to 37%), civilizations in the Americas (33 to 40%), Renaissance, Reformation and colonization (26 to 33%); skills: establishing context (45 to 55%), examining sources and claims (30 to 40%) |
| Grade 6 | Three sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items; one short written response and one extended written response | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | Colonial America and Louisiana (37 to 44%), the American Revolution (19 to 26%), establishing the United States of America (30 to 37%); skills: establishing context (45 to 55%), examining sources and claims (30 to 40%) |
| Grade 7 | Three sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items; one short written response and one extended written response | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | The first presidents through the Era of Good Feelings (30 to 37%), regional changes, reform movements and sectionalism (33 to 40%), the Civil War and Reconstruction (26 to 34%); skills: establishing context (35 to 45%), examining sources and claims (45 to 55%) |
| Grade 8 | Three sessions online; item sets and stand-alone items; one short written response and one extended written response | 195 minutes in all: 65 minutes per session | Late 19th and early 20th century (26 to 34%), World War I through the Great Depression (32 to 38%), World War II through the modern era (34 to 40%); skills: establishing context (35 to 45%), examining sources and claims (45 to 55%) |
Every social studies question counts toward one of the three content categories, and some questions also count toward one of the two skills categories, so the skills percentages are reported separately.