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Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102002315
South Fork Elementary School
23000 Walker Road South, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 664-2281 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
589 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 South Fork Elementary School
South Fork Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Elementary School this school | 685 | 86.0% | 28.3% |
| West Leesville Elementary School Leesville | 643 | 81.2% | 26.7% |
| Cecilia Primary School Cecilia | 656 | 91.2% | N/A |
| Schriever Elementary School Schriever | 537 | 87.5% | 30.0% |
| Jefferson Island Road Elementary New Iberia | 486 | 82.1% | 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 South Fork Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #339 of 583 | #22 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #396 of 582 ▼ 35 | #22 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #325 of 587 ▼ 17 | #22 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #219 of 540 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #86 of 714 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #524 of 655 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #89 of 655 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #187 of 705 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #73 of 197 | #5 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
685
+94 (+16%) vs 2020
+136% since 2010-11, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 685 | 44.4 | 15.4:1 | 86% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 43.7 | 16.4:1 | 81% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 32.3 | 21.1:1 | 80% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 45% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 31.7 | 18.5:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 66% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 57% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Fork Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (585 to 685); teachers up 40% (31.7 to 44.4).
About South Fork Elementary School
South Fork Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Enrollment totals 685 students across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 51% above average.
The district, Livingston Parish, has 27,209 students enrolled across 43 schools.
The student body at South Fork Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Next come 33% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
There are 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana, 14.0:1, is lower. Of all students at South Fork Elementary School, 86% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Livingston Parish, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, South Fork Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Fork Elementary School would score about 22.4%. It scores 28.3%, 5.9 points above that figure.
In the wider Livingston Parish area, the median household earns about $80,122 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Livingston Parish, 44 public schools serve about 27,209 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Gray's Creek Elementary School, is about 2.8 miles. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.6%; South Fork Elementary School's is 28.3%, ranking 7th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 685, compared with 591 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.4:1, from 21.9:1.
The South Fork Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Denham Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- North Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Other South Fork Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named South Fork Elementary. South Fork Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIGBY, ID · 654 students
- South Fork ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 503 students
- South Fork ElementaryWeldon, CA · 348 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARYREXBURG, ID · 281 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEM.WEST PLAINS, MO · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Gray's Creek Elementary School2.8 mi · 475
- Juban Parc Elementary School3.1 mi · 416
- Juban Parc Junior High School3.2 mi · 564
- South Walker Elementary School4.4 mi · 518
- Seventh Ward Elementary School4.5 mi · 382
- Frost School5.2 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About South Fork Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Fork Elementary School?
South Fork Elementary School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Fork Elementary School serve?
South Fork Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at South Fork Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at South Fork Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at South Fork Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Fork Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 14% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees South Fork Elementary School?
South Fork Elementary School is overseen by Livingston Parish in Livingston Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.