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Freshwater Elementary School

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Freshwater Elementary School ranks 237 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Freshwater Elementary School in Denham Springs, LA, is a PK-5 school serving 370 students within the highly-ranked Livingston Parish school district. While the school has a strong history of earning top marks, its state ranking has recently declined from the 94th percentile to the 66th percentile, a trend not seen in nearby schools like South Live Oak Elementary and Live Oak Elementary, which continue to perform in the 90th percentile or higher.

Despite this overall dip, Freshwater has several bright spots. Its 4th-grade math proficiency (82%) is a standout, significantly higher than its own 3rd and 5th-grade scores, and it outperforms the 5th-grade math scores at Levi Milton Elementary (51%) and South Walker Elementary (37%). The school also excels with its Special Education students, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism is low at 11.2%, less than half the state average and notably better than nearby Live Oak Elementary (20.1%) and Walker Elementary (17.3%).

The recent decline is puzzling given that class sizes have actually improved and attendance remains strong. This suggests the issue is not about students being absent or overcrowded classrooms. While Northside Elementary, just down the road, serves a similar population, Freshwater still holds a higher overall ranking (66th vs. 54th percentile). The school's strong foundation in attendance and its success with specific student groups provide a solid base for addressing the recent academic challenges and returning to its former high level of performance.

370

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,578

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Cockerham Road
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 665-5371

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Freshwater Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Denham Springs Junior High School
High:	Denham Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

Hispanic:

20.3%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

237^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Livingston Parish

15^th of 116Livingston Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	237 of 690	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.9	246 of 666	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.4	103 of 675	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	69 of 730	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	65 of 727	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	81 of 729	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	44 of 731	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.7	206 of 728	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	84 of 739	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	80 of 742	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	106 of 792	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	92 of 777	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	144 of 772	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	121 of 764	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	194 of 766	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	182 of 736	75.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	139 of 738	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	112 of 743	84.9%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	108 of 725	85.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	114 of 548	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	116 of 501	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	112 of 562	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	287 of 679	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	294 of 633	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	202 of 635	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	133 of 705	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	159 of 701	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	62 of 705	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	67 of 684	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	89 of 266	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	34 of 207	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	154 of 685	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	211 of 661	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	97 of 674	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	55 of 723	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	46 of 724	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	49 of 719	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	69 of 697	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	157 of 682	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	194 of 682	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	164 of 641	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	54 of 713	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	33 of 712	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	131 of 704	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	40 of 696	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	63 of 361	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	47 of 241	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	55 of 307	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	268 of 496	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	232 of 431	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.5	113 of 434	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	147 of 518	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	54 of 517	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	77 of 522	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	27 of 517	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	69.2	153 of 516	70.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+4 vs state

Mathematics70%+8 vs state

Social Studies64%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Freshwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Cockerham Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5371	370	30	12.2	82.4%	200 (54.1%)	70 (18.9%)	75 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	69.5	237^th of 690 public elementary schools	65.7%		66.9	246^th of 666 public elementary schools	63.1%	9	64.0	82.0	61.0	70.0	72.0	79.0	70.0	74.0	66.0	62.0	67.0	64.0	$16,578
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1090 Robbie Street	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-4223	466	37	12.5	78.5%	198 (42.5%)	63 (13.5%)	180 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	57.6	316^th of 690 public elementary schools	54.2%		65.3	255^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.7%	61	71.0	68.0	73.0	70.0	65.0	72.0		71.0	39.0	50.0	61.0	49.0	$12,715
Denham Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	713 Hatchell Ln	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5855	678	41	16.3	79.2%	299 (44.1%)	181 (26.7%)	154 (22.7%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	78.2	150^th of 690 public elementary schools	78.3%		80.7	121^st of 666 public elementary schools	81.8%	29	65.0	82.0	88.0	79.0	79.0	85.0		83.0	52.0	75.0	67.0	65.0	$13,005
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9735 Lockhart Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 791-8581	439	36	12.1	67.0%	290 (66.1%)	52 (11.8%)	69 (15.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	90.3	50^th of 690 public elementary schools	92.8%		81.9	112^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.2%	62	80.0	76.0	83.0	80.0	87.0	89.0	90.0	89.0	82.0	91.0	82.0	85.0	$13,253
Bellingrath Hills Elementary School	Public	PK-K	6612 Audusson	Greenwell Springs	70739	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-4093	378	33	11.4	66.1%	222 (58.7%)	91 (24.1%)	48 (12.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)													$14,477
Lewis Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 Vincent Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8198	487	35	13.7	71.3%	279 (57.3%)	73 (15.0%)	104 (21.4%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	76.3	171^st of 690 public elementary schools	75.2%		73.7	184^th of 666 public elementary schools	72.4%	13	88.0	66.0	74.0	77.0	78.0	90.0		84.0	69.0	66.0	53.0	63.0	$13,291
Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13327 Wildcat Drive	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5534	623	47	13.2	80.9%	324 (52.0%)	109 (17.5%)	158 (25.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	62.6	279^th of 690 public elementary schools	59.6%		55.5	329^th of 666 public elementary schools	50.6%	50	61.0	73.0	65.0	66.0	52.0	74.0	84.0	71.0	52.0	63.0	69.0	62.0	$13,096
South Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8400 Cecil Drive	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-9330	509	37	13.6	62.5%	400 (78.6%)	45 (8.8%)	41 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	91.4	41^st of 690 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.3	25^th of 666 public elementary schools	96.2%	16	83.0	94.0		89.0	83.0			90.0	69.0	90.0		80.0	$12,783
Levi Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31450 Walker North Road	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-9711	702	45	15.4	77.2%	461 (65.7%)	119 (17.0%)	78 (11.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	66.3	255^th of 690 public elementary schools	63.0%		79.7	129^th of 666 public elementary schools	80.6%	126	63.0	82.0	51.0	65.0	67.0	89.0		81.0	40.0	76.0	71.0	63.0	$12,509
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35194 Old Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-6702	571	40	14.3	79.5%	427 (74.8%)	59 (10.3%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	87.2	72^nd of 690 public elementary schools	89.6%		79.5	131^st of 666 public elementary schools	80.3%	59	85.0	81.0		83.0	80.0	89.0		84.0	70.0	75.0		72.0	$13,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Freshwater Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Freshwater Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Freshwater Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denham Springs Junior High School
High : Denham Springs High School

What district is Freshwater Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

Is Freshwater Elementary School a good school?

Freshwater Elementary School ranks 237^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Freshwater Elementary School?

Students at Freshwater Elementary School are 54% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Freshwater Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Freshwater Elementary School.

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