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Gray's Creek Elementary School

Q: Is Gray's Creek Elementary School a good school?

Gray's Creek Elementary School ranks 253 rd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Gray's Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving 528 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Livingston Parish School District. The school has consistently performed above the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) on the LEAP assessments, with proficiency rates of 68% in Mathematics and 76% in ELA for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively.

Gray's Creek Elementary School has shown particular strengths in the academic performance of its Hispanic and African American student populations, ranking 96th and 175th out of Louisiana elementary schools in these subgroups, respectively. However, the school's performance for White students and students with special needs has been relatively lower. Additionally, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.1% in 2022-2023 to 24.6% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools in the Livingston Parish School District, Gray's Creek Elementary School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of other schools, such as Lewis Vincent Elementary, South Walker Elementary, and Southside Elementary. However, the school's performance is notably lower than that of Juban Parc Elementary, a top-performing school in the district.

475

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,269

Per pupil spending ?

76.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11400 La Hwy 1033
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 667-1808

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Gray's Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Juban Parc Junior High School
High:	Denham Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

African American:

17.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

253^rd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	66.0	253 of 666	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	317 of 675	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	244 of 730	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	158 of 727	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	239 of 729	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	143 of 731	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	233 of 728	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.5	245 of 739	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.4	144 of 742	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	130 of 792	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	155 of 777	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	147 of 772	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	122 of 764	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	255 of 766	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	344 of 736	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.5	281 of 738	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	248 of 743	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	238 of 725	67.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	175 of 501	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	184 of 509	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	266 of 570	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.0	61 of 562	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	92 of 564	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	381 of 559	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	233 of 633	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	348 of 635	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	295 of 705	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	109 of 701	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	222 of 705	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	212 of 684	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	96 of 207	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.5	12 of 233	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	31 of 220	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	27 of 202	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	57 of 190	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	241 of 661	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	391 of 674	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	317 of 723	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	115 of 724	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	280 of 719	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	176 of 697	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	149 of 682	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	248 of 641	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	258 of 651	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	261 of 713	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	199 of 712	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	196 of 704	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	121 of 696	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	129 of 241	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	155 of 208	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	157 of 296	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	165 of 307	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	77 of 333	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	241 of 431	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	331 of 434	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	257 of 518	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	190 of 517	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	284 of 522	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	242 of 517	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	261 of 516	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+6 vs state

Mathematics68%+8 vs state

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

The office staff are very rude! The nurse sends children home for everything! They are very unprofessional! Close Quote

Schools Near Gray's Creek 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 6th 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 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
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%)	66	253^rd of 666 public elementary schools	62.0%		57.1	317^th of 675 public elementary schools	53.0%	64	64.0	78.0	62.0		68.0	71.0	77.0					76.0	$13,269
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%)	59.1	308^th of 666 public elementary schools	53.8%		65.2	259^th of 675 public elementary schools	61.6%	49	63.0	71.0	61.0		64.0	62.0	79.0	70.0				70.0	$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%)	89.9	52^nd of 666 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.7	52^nd of 675 public elementary schools	92.3%		88.0	88.0	77.0		86.0	89.0	90.0	88.0				89.0	$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%)	79	138^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.3%		74	181^st of 675 public elementary schools	73.2%	43	77.0	84.0			76.0	70.0	85.0					82.0	$13,492
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%)	54.1	335^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.7%		47.6	379^th of 675 public elementary schools	43.9%	44	72.0	66.0	41.0		60.0	69.0	71.0					74.0	$12,327
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 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%)	79.3	135^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.7%		70.7	211^th of 675 public elementary schools	68.7%	76	83.0	66.0	77.0		75.0	86.0	81.0					86.0	$13,801
Prairieville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40228 Parker Road	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-7400	865	66	13.1	37.5%	565 (65.3%)	162 (18.7%)	78 (9.0%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	91.1	45^th of 666 public elementary schools	93.2%		91	49^th of 675 public elementary schools	92.7%	4	91.0	89.0	90.0		90.0		86.0	89.0				90.0	$14,326
Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	17255 S Harrells Ferry Rd	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	Discovery Health Sciences Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(504) 233-4720	316	26	12.1	69.9%	89 (28.2%)	161 (50.9%)	34 (10.8%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	42.6	403^rd of 666 public elementary schools	39.5%		69.9	225^th of 675 public elementary schools	66.7%	178	60.0	52.0	59.0	42.0	52.0	58.0	57.0		87.0	90.0	80.0	74.0	$24,157
Shenandoah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16555 Appomattox Ave	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-3560	584	45	13.0	64.4%	165 (28.3%)	272 (46.6%)	65 (11.1%)	54 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	86.2	82^nd of 666 public elementary schools	87.7%		80.1	133^rd of 675 public elementary schools	80.3%	51	74.0	90.0	82.0		81.0	80.0		90.0				89.0	$17,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray's Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Gray's Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Gray's Creek Elementary School.

Is Gray's Creek Elementary School a good school?

Gray's Creek Elementary School ranks 253^rd of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gray's Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gray's Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Juban Parc Junior High School
High : Denham Springs High School

What is the racial makeup of Gray's Creek Elementary School?

Students at Gray's Creek Elementary School are 63% White, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Gray's Creek Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

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