North Live Oak Elementary School

North Live Oak Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Denham Springs, Louisiana, overseen by Livingston Parish. The school serves 615 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so North Live Oak Elementary School sits 36% larger than that benchmark.

North Live Oak Elementary School is one of 43 schools operated by Livingston Parish, a district that hosts 27,209 students overall.

Looking at the student body, North Live Oak Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, North Live Oak Elementary School records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, North Live Oak 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 37.5%; North Live Oak Elementary School posts 53.7%, +16.1 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Livingston Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,122 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. North Live Oak Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Livingston Parish (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students).

Live Oak High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Live Oak Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 615 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 90% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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