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Lewis Vincent Elementary School

7686 Vincent Road, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 665-8198 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
347 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K214%
Kindergarten8718%
Grade 18117%
Grade 27014%
Grade 37315%
Grade 47515%
Grade 58016%

This year's kindergarten class (87) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (80).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
27957%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Hispanic
10421%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
7315%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
214%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
24550%
Female
24250%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
54.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2654.0%49.0%
2024-2556.0%42.0%
2023-2452.0%42.0%
2022-2350.0%47.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 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 Lewis Vincent Elementary School

Lewis Vincent Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lewis Vincent Elementary School this school48771.3%45.2%
Gray's Creek Elementary School
Denham Springs
47576.4%38.3%
Juban Parc Elementary School
Denham Springs
41670.7%56.3%
J.F. Gauthier School
St. Bernard
50067.2%45.3%
Eastside Elementary School
Denham Springs
43967.0%60.0%
Bayou Vista Elementary School
Morgan City
34066.8%46.0%
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 Lewis Vincent Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn LouisianaIn Livingston Parish
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.2%#148 of 583#7 of 22
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#134 of 582
▲ 56
#7 of 22
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#140 of 587
▼ 11
#10 of 22
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.0pp#187 of 540#10 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
487#280 of 714#15 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#389 of 655#12 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.2%#157 of 655#7 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.3%#392 of 705#17 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+22.7%#59 of 197#4 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 2024-25
Enrollment
487
+102 (+26%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548735.313.8:171% (347)
2023-2450535.514.2:164% (324)
2022-2348326.818.0:163% (302)
2020-213852316.7:134% (132)
2017-183972218.1:123% (93)
2015-164182715.5:147% (198)
2010-114032714.9:141% (166)
2000-014413014.7:130% (133)
1990-915542819.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Vincent Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 23% (397 to 487); teachers up 61% (22 to 35.3).

About Lewis Vincent Elementary School

Lewis Vincent Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, one of the schools in Livingston Parish. Total enrollment is 487 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.

The Livingston Parish system has 43 schools and 27,209 students.

More than half of enrollment at Lewis Vincent Elementary School is White: 57%. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. Livingston Parish as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.

There are 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lewis Vincent Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is similar, at 14.0:1. A total of 347 students, or 71%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Livingston Parish is similar, at 73%.

Lewis Vincent Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Louisiana public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lewis Vincent Elementary School is 12.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.2%. Predicted: 33.0%.

Livingston Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,122, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Livingston Parish's 44 public schools enroll about 27,209 students and include Lewis Vincent Elementary School.

Southside Elementary School sits about 1.0 miles from Lewis Vincent Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 38.5%, lower than Lewis Vincent Elementary School's 45.2%.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21, Lewis Vincent Elementary School enrolled 385 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 487. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 13.8:1.

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Livingston Parish at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Lewis Vincent Elementary School
District
Livingston Parish
Address
7686 Vincent Road, Denham Springs, LA 70726
Phone
(225) 665-8198
County
Livingston Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
487
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
347 (71%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
220102001709
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Livingston Parish
Other schools in Denham Springs
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Frequently asked questions

About Lewis Vincent Elementary School
How many students attend Lewis Vincent Elementary School?
Lewis Vincent Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lewis Vincent Elementary School serve?
Lewis Vincent Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lewis Vincent Elementary School have?
Lewis Vincent Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Lewis Vincent Elementary School?
Lewis Vincent Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lewis Vincent Elementary School public or private?
Lewis Vincent 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.
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