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Denham Springs Elementary School

Q: Is Denham Springs Elementary School a good school?

Denham Springs Elementary School ranks 121 st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Denham Springs Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 652 students in grades PK-5 in Denham Springs, Louisiana, which is part of the highly-ranked Livingston Parish school district. This school consistently outperforms the state and district averages on standardized assessments, making it one of the top-performing elementary schools in Louisiana.

Denham Springs Elementary excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, often ranking in the top quartile of Louisiana elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school's 79% proficiency in Mathematics and 82% proficiency in English Language Arts in 2024-2025 significantly outpaced the state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively. While the school has seen a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 24.6% in 2023-2024, this rate remains lower than the state average.

Denham Springs Elementary's consistent high performance and ability to effectively serve a diverse student population make it a standout school in the region. It is located near other high-performing elementary schools in the Livingston Parish district, such as Eastside Elementary and Freshwater Elementary, suggesting a strong focus on educational excellence in the local community.

678

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,005

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

713 Hatchell Ln
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 665-5855

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Denham Springs Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

African American:

26.7%

Hispanic:

22.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (80% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Livingston Parish

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

121^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	80.7	121 of 666	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	110 of 675	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	135 of 730	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	98 of 727	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	51 of 729	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	65 of 731	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	56 of 728	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	84.7	66 of 739	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	83.1	91 of 742	87.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	118 of 792	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	119 of 777	84.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	190 of 772	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	187 of 764	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	181 of 766	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	98 of 736	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	183 of 738	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	68.5	244 of 743	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.3	207 of 725	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	43 of 501	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	125 of 509	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	75 of 570	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	67 of 562	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	48 of 564	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	84 of 559	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	97.5	16 of 547	97.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	84.8	7 of 97	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	5 of 89	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	112 of 633	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	118 of 635	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	122 of 705	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	78 of 701	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	44 of 705	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	93 of 684	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	35 of 207	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	26 of 189	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	88 of 233	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	102 of 220	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	47 of 202	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	30 of 190	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	18 of 168	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	82 of 661	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	92 of 674	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	120 of 723	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	78 of 724	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	33 of 719	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	89 of 697	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	32 of 682	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	138 of 641	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	83 of 651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	141 of 713	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	103 of 712	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	53 of 704	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	48 of 696	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	48 of 241	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	79 of 296	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.2	5 of 307	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	113 of 431	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	36 of 434	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	69 of 518	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	58 of 517	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	40 of 522	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	33 of 517	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	26 of 516	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+12 vs state

Mathematics79%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Denham Springs 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wedgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 Aspenwood Ave	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-7301	456	34	13.3	82.9%	27 (5.9%)	291 (63.8%)	115 (25.2%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	24.3	533^rd of 666 public elementary schools	20.0%		42.2	415^th of 675 public elementary schools	38.5%	118	67.0		36.0		40.0	50.0	45.0	50.0				48.0	$17,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Denham Springs Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Denham Springs Elementary School?

Students at Denham Springs Elementary School are 44% White, 27% African American, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Denham Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Denham Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Denham Springs Elementary School a good school?

Denham Springs Elementary School ranks 121^st of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Denham Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Denham Springs Elementary School.

What district is Denham Springs Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

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