Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102000763
Freshwater Elementary School
1025 Cockerham Road, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 665-5371 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
12.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
305 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
63%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -20.0pp since 2022
Math
38.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 20 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% 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 19 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 Freshwater Elementary School
Freshwater Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Elementary School this school | 370 | 82.4% | 44.3% |
| Lenwil Elementary School West Monroe | 277 | 82.7% | 17.0% |
| Jefferson Island Road Elementary New Iberia | 486 | 82.1% | 44.2% |
| Vidalia Lower Elementary School Vidalia | 415 | 85.1% | N/A |
| South Walker Elementary School Walker | 518 | 80.3% | 44.2% |
| Caneview K-8 School Port Allen | 483 | 82.0% | 30.8% |
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 Freshwater Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #159 of 583 | #8 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #242 of 582 ▲ 47 | #14 of 22 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #224 of 587 ▼ 30 | #17 of 22 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #16 of 540 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #441 of 714 | #21 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #201 of 655 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #116 of 655 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #239 of 705 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #101 of 197 | #7 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
370
+51 (+16%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 370 | 30.2 | 12.2:1 | 82% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 24.8 | 11.7:1 | 73% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 20.4 | 14.4:1 | 72% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 60% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 26% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 57% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 42% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freshwater Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (333 to 370); teachers up 59% (19 to 30.2).
About Freshwater Elementary School
Freshwater Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Denham Springs, Louisiana. It has an enrollment of 370 students in pre-K through 5.
Livingston Parish oversees Freshwater Elementary School and 42 other schools, with 27,209 students in total.
The student body at Freshwater Elementary School is 54% White. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is higher. Freshwater Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 82%. It compares with 73% for public schools in Livingston Parish.
Freshwater Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
A school in Louisiana with Freshwater Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 24.9%. Freshwater Elementary School scores 44.3%.
For the population of Livingston Parish, the median household earns about $80,122 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Livingston Parish, 44 public schools serve about 27,209 students.
Northside Elementary School sits about 0.6 miles from Freshwater Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Freshwater Elementary School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Freshwater Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 16%, from 319 to 370. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.7 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
- Denham Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- North Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
Other Freshwater Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Freshwater Elementary. Freshwater Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Freshwater ElementaryEureka, CA · 283 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary School0.6 mi · 466
- Denham Springs High School1.0 mi · 2,385
- Denham Springs Freshman High School1.1 mi · 710
- Denham Springs Junior High School1.1 mi · 811
- Denham Springs Elementary School1.4 mi · 678
- Eastside Elementary School1.5 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Freshwater Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Freshwater Elementary School?
Freshwater Elementary School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Freshwater Elementary School serve?
Freshwater Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freshwater Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freshwater Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Freshwater Elementary School?
Freshwater Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Freshwater Elementary School public or private?
Freshwater Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Livingston Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.