South Fork Elementary School

As a well-populated elementary-level community in Denham Springs, Louisiana, South Fork Elementary School hosts 685 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Livingston Parish. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 51% above typical.

South Fork Elementary School is one of 43 schools operated by Livingston Parish, a district that instructs 27,209 students overall.

On demographics, South Fork Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 33% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Fork Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Livingston Parish runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, South Fork Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Livingston Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,122 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Livingston Parish's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students), South Fork Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gray's Creek Elementary School, around 2.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around South Fork Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Fork Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 17%: 585 students in 2018 compared to 685 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 75% to 48%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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