Eastside Elementary School

Eastside Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Denham Springs, Louisiana, one of the schools within Livingston Parish, with 439 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 43 schools in Livingston Parish (27,209 students total), Eastside Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Eastside Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 16% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Livingston Parish as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Eastside Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 36.2%; Eastside Elementary School posts 60.7%, +24.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Livingston Parish put the typical household earns roughly $80,122 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eastside Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Livingston Parish (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students).

The closest other public school is Freshwater Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eastside Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastside Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.6%.

Eastside Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 85% to 66%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Eastside Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.