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Northside Elementary School

Q: Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 255 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 607 students. The school is part of the Livingston Parish School District, which is ranked 14 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northside Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65% of Northside students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 60%. In ELA, 76% of Northside students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 70%. The school also stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups, ranking highly for African American students and in the top 50 schools in the state for English Language Learners and Special Education students. However, Northside Elementary School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, which may be impacting student performance.

When comparing Northside Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Livingston Parish district, it performs well but is not the top-performing school. Schools like South Live Oak Elementary and Eastside Elementary consistently outperform Northside in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency rates. Additionally, Northside Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.3% to 78% over the past three school years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

466

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,715

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1090 Robbie Street
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 664-4223

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

38.6%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (70% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Livingston Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

255^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Livingston Parish

14^th of 118Livingston 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
2025	65.3	255 of 666	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	304 of 675	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	293 of 730	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	272 of 727	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	260 of 729	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	354 of 731	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	321 of 728	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	328 of 739	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	288 of 742	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	326 of 792	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.4	285 of 777	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	333 of 772	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.7	245 of 764	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.9	162 of 766	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	225 of 736	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	302 of 738	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	232 of 743	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.6	161 of 725	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	69.1	137 of 509	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	146 of 570	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	116 of 562	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	166 of 564	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	287 of 559	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	234 of 547	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	28 of 82	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	3 of 90	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	7 of 75	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	20.5	83 of 89	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	298 of 633	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	342 of 635	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	333 of 705	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	294 of 701	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	329 of 705	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	301 of 684	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	85 of 207	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	105 of 189	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	133 of 233	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	127 of 220	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	115 of 190	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	150 of 168	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	261 of 661	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	299 of 674	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	245 of 723	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	220 of 724	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	267 of 719	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	358 of 697	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	297 of 682	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	279 of 641	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	264 of 651	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	280 of 713	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	245 of 712	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	187 of 704	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	358 of 696	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	45 of 241	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	74 of 208	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	199 of 296	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	182 of 307	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	110 of 306	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	194 of 431	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	214 of 434	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	228 of 518	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	241 of 517	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	184 of 522	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	338 of 517	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	208 of 516	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)73rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+6 vs state

Mathematics65%+5 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, October 19, 2015

My seven kids attended Notthside, then several grands. Administration, cafeteria staff and teachers could not have been more supportive. Love Northside! Thanks! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💕💕💕 Close Quote

Schools Near Northside Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
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%)	65.3	255^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.7%		58	304^th of 675 public elementary schools	55.0%	49	73.0	77.0	44.0	65.0	71.0	72.0	87.0	76.0	$12,715
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%)	66.9	246^th of 666 public elementary schools	63.1%		83.4	103^rd of 675 public elementary schools	84.7%	143	75.0	72.0	49.0	66.0	84.0	75.0		81.0	$16,578
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%)	80.7	121^st of 666 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.8	110^th of 675 public elementary schools	83.7%	11	74.0	82.0	81.0	79.0	73.0	86.0		82.0	$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%)	81.9	112^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.2%		92.7	27^th of 675 public elementary schools	96.0%	85	75.0	88.0	80.0	82.0	74.0			86.0	$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%)	73.7	184^th of 666 public elementary schools	72.4%		77.7	152^nd of 675 public elementary schools	77.5%	32	82.0	66.0	67.0	71.0	79.0	82.0	75.0	79.0	$13,291
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%)	94.3	25^th of 666 public elementary schools	96.2%		90.1	55^th of 675 public elementary schools	91.9%	30	90.0	93.0		90.0	91.0			92.0	$12,783
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%)	55.5	329^th of 666 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.1	365^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.9%	36	74.0	65.0	45.0	63.0	65.0	71.0	73.0	69.0	$13,096
Riveroaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Fontainbleau Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-4600	492	36	13.4	66.7%	24 (4.9%)	204 (41.5%)	251 (51.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	33.8	471^st of 666 public elementary schools	29.3%		32.6	482^nd of 675 public elementary schools	28.6%	11	67.0	60.0	38.0	56.0	51.0	67.0	44.0	53.0	$17,616
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%)	79.5	131^st of 666 public elementary schools	80.3%		80.6	129^th of 675 public elementary schools	80.9%	2	78.0	77.0		78.0	79.0	81.0		80.0	$13,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Northside Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 255^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Northside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Elementary School?

Students at Northside Elementary School are 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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