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Northside Elementary School

Q: Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 299 th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Northside Elementary School in Denham Springs, LA, is a mid-sized school serving 466 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the highly-rated Livingston Parish school district, which ranks in the top 13% of districts in Louisiana.

Northside has been a consistently average performer, earning a 3-star rating for nine consecutive years and ranking near the 54th percentile statewide. While its overall academic standing is stable, the school shows notable strengths in specific areas. It ranks in the 86th percentile for Special Education students and the 77th percentile for English Language Learners, indicating highly effective support systems for these groups. Additionally, 5th Grade Math is a bright spot, with 73% of students proficient—above both the state and district averages. However, Social Studies remains a persistent weakness, with only 49% of students proficient, significantly below the district average of 65%. The school has also dramatically improved its student-teacher ratio from 21.4:1 in 2022-2023 to 12.5:1 in 2024-2025, one of the lowest among nearby schools like Freshwater Elementary and Denham Springs Elementary.

Interestingly, Northside is located just 0.63 miles from Freshwater Elementary and 0.85 miles from Denham Springs Elementary, yet these schools have different outcomes. Denham Springs Elementary (78th percentile) and Eastside Elementary (93rd percentile) are top performers, while Northside and Freshwater are solidly average. This proximity highlights that school-level leadership and instruction drive success more than neighborhood demographics. Chronic absenteeism at Northside is 15.2%, higher than the district average of 13.3% but much lower than the state average of 22.5%, and the school has made excellent progress since a post-pandemic spike to 28.6% in 2021-2022. Despite these challenges, Northside’s consistent 3-star ceiling suggests that a systemic, school-wide change in instructional strategy may be needed to elevate its overall performance to match its strongest peers.

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 — 61st percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Louisiana median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Livingston Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

299^th of 699

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Livingston Parish

13^th of 119Livingston 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	57.6	299 of 699	57.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.0	225 of 556	59.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	68.7	24 of 127	81.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.4	238 of 688	65.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.1	160 of 273	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	61.4	259 of 693	62.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	51.5	339 of 690	50.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.7	70 of 407	82.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.1	232 of 502	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)83rd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%~ state avg

Mathematics70%+8 vs state

Science68%+9 vs state

Social Studies49%-6 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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Science (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 (2025)	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 Science 3rd Grade	LEAP Science 4th Grade	LEAP Science 5th Grade	LEAP Science All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 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%)	57.6	299^th of 699 public elementary schools	57.2%		65.3	255^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.7%	44	71.0	68.0	73.0	70.0	65.0	72.0	74–79%	71.0	60.0	69.0	78.0	68.0	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%)	66.9	241^st of 699 public elementary schools	65.5%		66.9	246^th of 666 public elementary schools	63.1%	5	64.0	82.0	61.0	70.0	72.0	79.0	70.0	74.0	72.0	62.0	76.0	70.0	66.0	62.0	67.0	64.0	$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%)	77.6	137^th of 699 public elementary schools	80.4%		80.7	121^st of 666 public elementary schools	81.8%	16	65.0	82.0	88.0	79.0	79.0	85.0	83–88%	83.0	74.0	76.0	88.0	79.0	52.0	75.0	67.0	65.0	$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%)	88	61^st of 699 public elementary schools	91.3%		81.9	112^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.2%	51	80.0	76.0	83.0	80.0	87.0	89.0	90.0	89.0	78.0	82.0	88.0	84.0	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	148^th of 699 public elementary schools	78.8%		73.7	184^th of 666 public elementary schools	72.4%	36	88.0	66.0	74.0	77.0	78.0	90.0	84–89%	84.0	80.0	79.0	76.0	78.0	69.0	66.0	53.0	63.0	$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%)	90.4	41^st of 699 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.3	25^th of 666 public elementary schools	96.2%	16	83.0	94.0		89.0	83.0	95.0		90.0	80.0	96.0		89.0	69.0	90.0		80.0	$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%)	60.9	278^th of 699 public elementary schools	60.2%		55.5	329^th of 666 public elementary schools	50.6%	51	61.0	73.0	65.0	66.0	52.0	74.0	84.0	71.0	62.0	63.0	82.0	70.0	52.0	63.0	69.0	62.0	$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%)	48.9	357^th of 699 public elementary schools	48.9%		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	52.0	69.0	65.0	62.0	34.0	60.0	60.0	51.0	$17,616
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35194 Old Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70786	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%)	84	93^rd of 699 public elementary schools	86.7%		79.5	131^st of 666 public elementary schools	80.3%	38	85.0	81.0		83.0	80.0	89.0		84.0	77.0	78.0		78.0	70.0	75.0		72.0	$13,831

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Northside Elementary School?

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

Is Northside Elementary School a good school?

Northside Elementary School ranks 299^th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

What district is Northside Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

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