Denham Springs Junior High School

Located at 401 Hatchell Lane, in Denham Springs, Louisiana, Denham Springs Junior High School is a roomy intermediate school that serves 811 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Livingston Parish. That puts it 84% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Denham Springs Junior High School is one of 43 schools operated by Livingston Parish, a district that teaches 27,209 students overall.

On demographics, Denham Springs Junior High School shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Denham Springs Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.0%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of +11.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Livingston Parish shows median household earnings sit near $80,122, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Denham Springs Junior High School is one of 44 public schools in Livingston Parish (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students).

The closest other public school is Denham Springs Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Denham Springs Junior High School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

Denham Springs Junior High School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 790 students in 2018 compared to 811 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 81% to 56%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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