Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102000770
Seventh Ward Elementary School
24495 Hwy 16, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 665-5815 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-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.
- AThree-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
14.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
236 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
51%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
60.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Seventh Ward Elementary School
Seventh Ward Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Ward Elementary School this school | 382 | 61.8% | 49.3% |
| Pickering Elementary School Leesville | 476 | 60.9% | 43.7% |
| Westwood Elementary School Westlake | 412 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School Houma | 427 | 60.2% | 45.7% |
| Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma | 454 | 61.5% | N/A |
| Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School Lafitte | 360 | 64.4% | 39.3% |
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 Seventh Ward Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #110 of 583 | #5 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #121 of 582 ▲ 17 | #6 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #85 of 587 ▲ 20 | #5 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #37 of 540 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #421 of 714 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #409 of 655 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #312 of 655 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #518 of 705 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.9% | #38 of 197 | #2 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
382
+72 (+23%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 382 | 27.2 | 14.1:1 | 62% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 27.5 | 14.2:1 | 57% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 19.7 | 19.5:1 | 54% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 27% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 19% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 43% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 40% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 51% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seventh Ward Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (279 to 382); teachers up 70% (16 to 27.2).
About Seventh Ward Elementary School
Seventh Ward Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 382 students.
Livingston Parish (43 schools, 27,209 students) runs Seventh Ward Elementary School.
More than half of the students at Seventh Ward Elementary School are White (67%). The next largest groups are 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Livingston Parish overall, about 81% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Seventh Ward Elementary School scores 51%.
Classroom staffing at Seventh Ward Elementary School totals 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. It is about the same as the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Seventh Ward Elementary School is about 62%. On average, public schools in Livingston Parish report 73%.
Seventh Ward 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 90% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
In Louisiana, Seventh Ward Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.3% actual against a predicted 39.9%.
The county, Livingston Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $80,122 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Seventh Ward Elementary School, Livingston Parish has 44 public schools.
About 1.4 miles separate Seventh Ward Elementary School from the closest public school, Juban Parc Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Seventh Ward Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 23% across 4 years, from 310 in 2020-21 to 382 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Seventh Ward Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Seventh Ward Elementary. Seventh Ward Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Seventh Ward Elementary SchoolAbbeville, LA · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Juban Parc Junior High School1.4 mi · 564
- Juban Parc Elementary School1.6 mi · 416
- Gray's Creek Elementary School2.4 mi · 475
- Southside Elementary School2.5 mi · 534
- Southside Junior High School2.5 mi · 536
- Lewis Vincent Elementary School2.8 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Seventh Ward Elementary SchoolHow large is Seventh Ward Elementary School?
Seventh Ward Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Seventh Ward Elementary School serve?
Seventh Ward Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Seventh Ward Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Seventh Ward Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seventh Ward Elementary School?
At Seventh Ward Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Seventh Ward Elementary School public or private?
Seventh Ward Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Livingston Parish.
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