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Southside Elementary School

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Southside Elementary School ranks 423 rd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Southside Elementary School in Denham Springs, LA, is a PK-5 public school serving 534 students within the highly-rated Livingston Parish school district, though it faces significant challenges related to a very high level of economic need, with nearly 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Southside Elementary has experienced a sharp recent decline, dropping to the 39th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, its lowest point in a decade. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools; for instance, Juban Parc Elementary School, located less than a quarter-mile away on the same road, is a 5-star school ranked in the 92nd percentile. Southside's proficiency rates in Math (56%), ELA (69%), and Social Studies (38%) are the lowest among comparable district schools, with Social Studies being a particularly urgent area for improvement, scoring 27 points below the district average. However, the school shows a remarkable strength in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 84th percentile statewide, while its White student subgroup has seen a dramatic drop to the 10th percentile, a major red flag for the school community.

On a positive note, Southside has made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, bringing it down to just 9.0% in 2024-2025—significantly better than the district average of 13.3% and the state average of 22.5%. This success in getting students to school regularly is a foundational step for future academic improvement. The contrast between Southside and its high-performing neighbor, Juban Parc, highlights the profound impact of socioeconomic factors on educational outcomes, even within the same immediate community.

534

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,987

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12565 Brown Rd
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 665-5500

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Southside Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

White:

27.3%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

423^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	42.2	423 of 690	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.1	308 of 666	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	259 of 675	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	438 of 730	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	337 of 727	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	230 of 729	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	445 of 731	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	281 of 728	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	353 of 739	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	374 of 742	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.1	415 of 792	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.5	402 of 777	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.4	265 of 772	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.8	139 of 764	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	86.4	60 of 766	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	79.6	141 of 736	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	174 of 738	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	81.7	111 of 743	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	122 of 725	83.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	249 of 548	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.6	99 of 501	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	268 of 570	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	120 of 562	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	35 of 564	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	44.4	340 of 559	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.6	46 of 547	91.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	93.7	7 of 281	97.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	18 of 115	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	32 of 82	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.3	15 of 90	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	8 of 75	89.3%	★★★★★
2019	46.9	44 of 91	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	13 of 89	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	411 of 679	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	317 of 633	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	251 of 635	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	439 of 705	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	352 of 701	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	248 of 705	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	399 of 684	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.2	66 of 207	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	58 of 189	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	152 of 233	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	94 of 220	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	68 of 202	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	140 of 190	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.2	74 of 168	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	381 of 685	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.4	233 of 661	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	229 of 674	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	415 of 723	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	293 of 724	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	190 of 719	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	463 of 697	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	222 of 682	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	390 of 682	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.0	245 of 641	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	273 of 651	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	404 of 713	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	313 of 712	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	199 of 704	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	481 of 696	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	226 of 361	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	181 of 296	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	223 of 333	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	444 of 496	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.4	191 of 431	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	183 of 434	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	349 of 518	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	307 of 517	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	305 of 522	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	353 of 517	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	214 of 516	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)98th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-6 vs state

Social Studies38%-17 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
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12565 Brown Rd	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5500	534	38	14.0	89.0%	146 (27.3%)	67 (12.5%)	296 (55.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	42.2	423^rd of 690 public elementary schools	38.7%		59.1	308^th of 666 public elementary schools	53.8%	115	55.0	71.0	43.0	56.0	68.0	64.0	78.0	69.0	33.0	34.0	48.0	38.0	$11,987
Juban Parc Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12555 Brown Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 665-4079	416	35	12.0	70.7%	246 (59.1%)	87 (20.9%)	50 (12.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	89.7	52^nd of 690 public elementary schools	92.5%		89.9	52^nd of 666 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.0	92.0		87.0	81.0	90.0		86.0	74.0	71.0	77.0	74.0	$14,942
Seventh Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24495 Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5815	382	27	14.0	61.8%	257 (67.3%)	55 (14.4%)	45 (11.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	77.2	161^st of 690 public elementary schools	76.7%		79	138^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.3%	23	70.0	75.0	81.0	75.0	76.0	84.0	93.0	84.0	70.0	47.0	72.0	65.0	$13,492
Gray's Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11400 La Hwy 1033	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 667-1808	475	38	12.5	76.4%	297 (62.5%)	82 (17.3%)	70 (14.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	74.5	190^th of 690 public elementary schools	72.5%		66	253^rd of 666 public elementary schools	62.0%	63	70.0		68.0	73.0	79.0	84.0		80.0	70.0	60.0	61.0	63.0	$13,269
South Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23000 Walker Road South	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-2281	685	44	15.4	86.0%	327 (47.7%)	223 (32.6%)	94 (13.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	45.3	397^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.5%		54.1	335^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.7%	62	55.0	62.0	65.0	60.0	59.0	65.0		67.0	40.0	46.0	60.0	49.0	$12,327
South Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13745 Milton Lane	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-0446	518	37	13.8	80.3%	285 (55.0%)	99 (19.1%)	87 (16.8%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	58.8	309^th of 690 public elementary schools	55.2%		79.3	135^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.7%	174	66.0	74.0	37.0	59.0	66.0	92.0		78.0	50.0	75.0	42.0	57.0	$13,801
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southside Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Southside Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

How many students attend Southside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Southside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Southside Elementary School?

Students at Southside Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Southside Elementary School a good school?

Southside Elementary School ranks 423^rd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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