Southside Elementary School

Southside Elementary School is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Denham Springs, Louisiana, overseen by Livingston Parish, with 534 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Livingston Parish runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 27,209 students. Southside Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Southside Elementary School logs that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 27% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Livingston Parish as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Southside Elementary School lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Livingston Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Livingston Parish put median household earnings sit near $80,122, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Livingston Parish runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,209 students), of which Southside Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southside Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southside Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 32%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 534 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 47% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.