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Enrollment
536
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102001559
Southside Junior High School
26535 Hwy 16, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 664-4221 · Livingston Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Louisiana public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
420 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 188 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%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
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Southside Junior High School
Southside Junior High School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Junior High School this school | 536 | 78.4% | 32.8% |
| Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow | 318 | 74.2% | 40.8% |
| Denham Springs Junior High School Denham Springs | 811 | 74.2% | 45.8% |
| Oaklawn Middle School Houma | 596 | 84.9% | 25.8% |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School Chalmette | 546 | 67.8% | 31.3% |
| Westside Junior High School Walker | 397 | 75.3% | 41.8% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Southside Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #94 of 213 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #110 of 210 no change | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #97 of 213 ▼ 11 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #57 of 197 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #73 of 220 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #188 of 195 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #21 of 195 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #71 of 214 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #5 of 40 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
536
+64 (+14%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 536 | 30.7 | 17.5:1 | 78% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 33.8 | 17.0:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 28.5 | 20.1:1 | 67% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | 44% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 24.5 | 18.0:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 52% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 35% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 34 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southside Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (442 to 536); teachers up 25% (24.5 to 30.7).
About Southside Junior High School
Southside Junior High School is a mid-sized middle-grades school for students in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 536 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 440.
Livingston Parish has 27,209 students spread across 43 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Southside Junior High School is White, with 45% of students. Next come 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White. The diversity index for Southside Junior High School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 78% of the student body.
Southside Junior High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Southside Junior High School is +4.9 points: 32.8% actual, 27.9% predicted.
For Livingston Parish, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,122 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Southside Junior High School, Livingston Parish has 44 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Southside Elementary School, is the closest to Southside Junior High School. Southside Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 32.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 472 (2020-21) to 536 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.5:1, from 21.4:1.
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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 Southside Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Southside Junior High. Southside Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- SOUTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSOUTHSIDE, AR · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Elementary School0.0 mi · 534
- Lewis Vincent Elementary School1.0 mi · 487
- Seventh Ward Elementary School2.5 mi · 382
- Denham Springs Junior High School2.5 mi · 811
- Denham Springs Elementary School2.6 mi · 678
- Denham Springs Freshman High School3.0 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Southside Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southside Junior High School?
Southside Junior High School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southside Junior High School serve?
Southside Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Southside Junior High School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Southside Junior High School.
How diverse is Southside Junior High School?
Southside Junior High School reports a student body of 45% White, 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Southside Junior High School?
Southside Junior High 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.