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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102000757
Denham Springs Elementary School
713 Hatchell Ln, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 665-5855 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
537 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Denham Springs Elementary School
Denham Springs Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denham Springs Elementary School this school | 678 | 79.2% | 48.0% |
| Walker Elementary School Walker | 623 | 80.9% | 35.0% |
| Allen Ellender School Marrero | 727 | 74.6% | 34.2% |
| Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma | 627 | 76.4% | 38.5% |
| West Leesville Elementary School Leesville | 643 | 81.2% | 26.7% |
| South Walker Elementary School Walker | 518 | 80.3% | 44.2% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Denham Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #119 of 583 | #6 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #166 of 582 ▼ 21 | #9 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #106 of 587 ▲ 6 | #7 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #255 of 540 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #89 of 714 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #582 of 655 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #47 of 655 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #286 of 705 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.5% | #24 of 197 | #1 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
678
+190 (+39%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 678 | 41.4 | 16.4:1 | 79% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 41.7 | 15.7:1 | 71% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 30.1 | 21.7:1 | 69% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 50% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 22.5 | 20.7:1 | 30% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 63% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 62% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 50% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denham Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (466 to 678); teachers up 84% (22.5 to 41.4).
About Denham Springs Elementary School
Families in Denham Springs, Louisiana, are served by Denham Springs Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. There are 678 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 50% larger than the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Livingston Parish serves 27,209 students across 43 schools.
The biggest share of students at Denham Springs Elementary School, 44%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Livingston Parish's population at about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Denham Springs Elementary School scores 68%.
On staff are 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1, 2.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Denham Springs Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 79%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, Denham Springs Elementary School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Denham Springs Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Louisiana. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.0%, against a prediction of 27.3%.
Livingston Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,122 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Livingston Parish number 44, with about 27,209 students.
Measured in a straight line, Denham Springs Freshman High School is about 0.4 miles from Denham Springs Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Denham Springs Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 190 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.4 students per teacher, compared with 20.3 in 2020-21.
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Livingston Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
27,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Parish
- Denham Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Walker High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Live Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Denham Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Denham Springs Freshman High SchoolCombined · 710 students
- Levi Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Denham Springs
- Denham Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Denham Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Denham Springs Freshman High SchoolCombined · 710 students
- South Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- North Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Denham Springs Freshman High School0.4 mi · 710
- Denham Springs High School0.6 mi · 2,385
- Denham Springs Junior High School0.6 mi · 811
- Northside Elementary School0.8 mi · 466
- Freshwater Elementary School1.4 mi · 370
- Eastside Elementary School2.5 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Denham Springs Elementary SchoolHow large is Denham Springs Elementary School?
Denham Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-05.
Is Denham Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Denham Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Denham Springs Elementary School have?
Denham Springs Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Denham Springs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Denham Springs Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Denham Springs Elementary School?
Denham Springs Elementary School is overseen by Livingston Parish in Livingston Parish.
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