The Louisiana Department of Education today released report cards for some high schools based on 2014-15 school year achievements. In Orleans Parish, 12 schools increased their school performance scores while 6 dropped.

Not all high school scores were released today, just those with enrollment of only ninth through 12th grades. High schools that are part of a K-12 school will not be announced until elementary- and middle-school scores are ready in December.

Marta Jewson covers education in New Orleans for The Lens. She began her reporting career covering charter schools for The Lens and helped found the hyperlocal news site Mid-City Messenger. Jewson returned...