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Fetch Louisiana LEAP assessment data

Source: R/fetch_assessment.R
fetch_assessment.Rd

Downloads and processes LEAP assessment data from the Louisiana Department of Education. Includes data from 2018-2025 (no 2020 due to COVID waiver).

Usage

fetch_assessment(end_year, level = "all", tidy = TRUE, use_cache = TRUE)

Arguments

end_year

School year end (2023-24 = 2024). Valid range: 2018-2025 (no 2020).

level

Level of data to fetch: "all" (default), "state_lea", or "school"

tidy

If TRUE (default), returns data in long (tidy) format with proficiency_level column. If FALSE, returns wide format with separate pct_* columns.

use_cache

If TRUE (default), uses locally cached data when available.

Value

Data frame with assessment data

Details

Proficiency levels:

  • Unsatisfactory (Level 1): Below grade level

  • Approaching Basic (Level 2): Near grade level

  • Basic (Level 3): At grade level

  • Mastery (Level 4): Above grade level (proficient)

  • Advanced (Level 5): Well above grade level (proficient)

"Proficient" typically means Mastery + Advanced.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Get 2024 LEAP assessment data
assess_2024 <- fetch_assessment(2024)

# Get only state and district level data
state_dist <- fetch_assessment(2024, level = "state_lea")

# Get wide format (pct columns not pivoted)
assess_wide <- fetch_assessment(2024, tidy = FALSE)

# Force fresh download
assess_fresh <- fetch_assessment(2024, use_cache = FALSE)
} # }