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Denham Springs Elementary School

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Denham Springs Elementary School ranks 150 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Denham Springs Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Denham Springs, LA, serving 678 students as part of the highly-rated Livingston Parish school district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 87th percentile statewide.

One of the school's standout features is its exceptional academic growth in upper grades. Proficiency rates jump significantly from 3rd to 5th grade, with math increasing from 65% to 88% and English Language Arts from 79% to 85%. This pattern is unique among nearby schools—for example, Walker Elementary and Northside Elementary show stagnation or decline in the same grades. Denham Springs Elementary also boasts a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.0%, far below the district average of 13.3% and the state average of 22.5%. Only Seventh Ward Elementary (7.7%) has a lower rate among nearby schools. Additionally, the school ranks in the 85th percentile statewide for serving economically disadvantaged students, demonstrating strong performance in closing opportunity gaps.

However, there are areas of concern. The school's effectiveness with English Language Learner (ELL) students has dropped sharply, from the 93rd percentile (5 stars) in 2022-2023 to the 30th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. Overall state ranking has also seen a gentle decline, from the 93rd percentile in 2020-2021 to the 78th percentile in 2025-2026, contrasting with the upward trajectory of nearby Eastside Elementary, which has surged to the 93rd percentile. Social Studies performance is inconsistent, with 4th graders at 75% proficiency but 3rd graders at just 52%. Compared to Northside Elementary, located just 0.85 miles away and serving a similar demographic, Denham Springs Elementary outperforms in every subject and grade level, making it a clearly higher-performing option for families in the area.

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: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (76% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Louisiana elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

150^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	78.2	150 of 690	78.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.8	84 of 548	84.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	37.2	80 of 115	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	73.2	182 of 679	73.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.7	81 of 266	69.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	79.6	102 of 685	85.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.0	173 of 682	74.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.8	70 of 361	80.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.7	107 of 496	78.4%	★★★★☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts83%+13 vs state

Mathematics79%+17 vs state

Social Studies65%+10 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)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP English I (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 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	50.4	357^th of 690 public elementary schools	48.3%		33.8	471^st of 666 public elementary schools	29.3%	114	59.0	76.0	59.0				65.0	49.0	70.0	71.0				62.0	34.0	60.0	60.0				51.0					$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%)	27.5	531^st of 690 public elementary schools	23.0%		42.6	403^rd of 666 public elementary schools	39.5%	128	42.0	40.0	31.0	57.0	55.0	37.0	45.0	48.0	63.0	56.0	83.0	63.0	75.0	64.0	31.0	40.0	36.0	43.0	50.0	70.0	42.0	51.0	36.0	70.0	47.0	$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%)	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
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%)	30.4	508^th of 690 public elementary schools	26.4%		24.3	533^rd of 666 public elementary schools	20.0%	25	59.0	48.0	47.0				52.0	59.0	66.0	54.0				59.0	38.0	41.0	34.0				37.0					$17,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Denham Springs Elementary School

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 150^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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 district is Denham Springs Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

How many students attend Denham Springs Elementary School?

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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