University View Academy’s high schoolers boosted the school’s ACT exam score to 20.6, a full point above the state composite score average of 19.6. A graduating senior must have a score of 18 to be admitted to college without taking remedial courses.

However, Superintendent Dr. Lonnie Luce said the K-12 completely online charter school which accepts students from every parish in Louisiana will be expected to do better as its 2300-student body moves forward in the academic year.

“We are proud of our students’ performance, but we have high expectations and are still aiming higher,” said Dr. Lonnie Luce, Superintendent. “We agree with State Superintendent John White: When you raise the bar on expectations, students will do better.”

University View Academy, the state’s leading provider of high-quality, free public online charter schooling for grades K through 12, kicks off the 2017 school year on Monday, August 14.  

“We cannot wait to welcome back our students,” said UView Superintendent Lonnie Luce. “This is a new, exciting era for our school and we are very eager to provide our students maximum development in their education.”

Dr. Lonnie Luce, Superintendent of University View Academy joined Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) Chief Executive Officer Stephen Waguespack, as well as representatives from both organizations in finalizing the sale of the long-time LABI Baton Rouge Headquarters Building to the state’s largest online charter school.

The sale, which includes the building, its furniture and audio equipment, was completed for $1.8 million. LABI is moving its headquarters closer to the State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge. The current University View campus is comprised of about 20,000 square feet; the new building will accommodate University View Academy’s continued growth.

Dr. Lonnie Luce, University View Academy Superintendent, applauded high school students in his 2300-seat K-12 public online charter for having one of the state’s five highest growth rates passing the Advanced Placement exams required to earn college credits while in high school.

University View Academy logged one of the top five growth rates in the state between 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years among students successfully passing the AP exams in various subjects such as math, science and English. A student must score a 3, 4 or 5 to earn college credit in any Louisiana higher education institution and be eligible to “test out” of entry level college courses as they pursue advanced degrees.

University View students taking the AP exams had a 20 percent pass rate increase between the two comparative years, while the state pass rate increase for the same time period was 10 percent. The highest rate of score increase was 25.3 percent. Schools with higher pass improvement rates are West Monroe High, Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts, David Thibodaux STEM Magnet, and West Ouachita High.

University View Academy, the state’s leading provider of high-quality, free public online charter schooling for grades K through 12, still has spots available in its new Early College program. 

The Early College program offers the ability for each accepted high school student to achieve an associate’s degree and high school diploma upon graduation through University View’s online platform.  

Mandy B. LaCerte, the school’s Director of Early College and Workforce Development, said, “We are excited to have an innovative program that is the first of its kind in Louisiana and one of the first nationally online. Statistics show that graduates of this program will be successful in their post-secondary endeavors.