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Seventh Ward Elementary School

Q: Is Seventh Ward Elementary School a good school?

Seventh Ward Elementary School ranks 138 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Seventh Ward Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving 391 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Livingston Parish School District, which is ranked 14 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Seventh Ward Elementary consistently outperforms the Livingston Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 76%, compared to 71% for the district and 60% for the state, while its ELA proficiency rate was 82%, compared to 80% for the district and 70% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where Mathematics and ELA proficiency rates were 84% and 85%, respectively, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Juban Parc Elementary, located just 1.55 miles away, consistently ranks among the top-performing elementary schools in Louisiana, Seventh Ward Elementary outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Livingston Parish district, including South Fork Elementary, Denham Springs Elementary, and South Walker Elementary, in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency. However, the school has recently experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in 2021-2022 to 24.6% in 2023-2024, which may require the implementation of strategies to address attendance issues.

382

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,492

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24495 Hwy 16
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 665-5815

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Seventh Ward Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

African American:

14.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (79% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Louisiana elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

138^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	79.0	138 of 666	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	181 of 675	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	233 of 730	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.3	84 of 727	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	76 of 729	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	83 of 731	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	172 of 728	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	96 of 739	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	102 of 742	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	88 of 792	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	176 of 777	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	166 of 772	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	110 of 764	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	93 of 766	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	122 of 736	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	154 of 738	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	168 of 743	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	115 of 725	84.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	219 of 501	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	190 of 509	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.7	51 of 570	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	88 of 562	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	160 of 633	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	158 of 635	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	260 of 705	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	161 of 701	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	93 of 705	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	33 of 684	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	251 of 661	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	263 of 674	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	231 of 723	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.5	81 of 724	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	66 of 719	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	234 of 697	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	323 of 682	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	148 of 641	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	191 of 651	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	223 of 713	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.6	67 of 712	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	94 of 704	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	181 of 696	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	85 of 431	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	158 of 434	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	213 of 518	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	136 of 517	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	79 of 522	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	71 of 517	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	127 of 516	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+12 vs state

Mathematics76%+16 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Seventh Ward Elementary School

How many students attend Seventh Ward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Seventh Ward Elementary School.

Is Seventh Ward Elementary School a good school?

Seventh Ward Elementary School ranks 138^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Seventh Ward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Seventh Ward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Seventh Ward Elementary School?

Students at Seventh Ward Elementary School are 67% White, 14% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Seventh Ward Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

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