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North Live Oak Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

North Live Oak Elementary School in Denham Springs, LA, is a high-performing public school serving 615 students in grades PK through 4, and is part of the highly-ranked Livingston Parish school district.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance across all subjects, with 87% of students proficient in Math and 90% in English Language Arts—significantly higher than both district and state averages. What truly sets North Live Oak apart is its remarkable success with all students, including those receiving special education services (ranking in the 98th percentile statewide) and those from low socio-economic backgrounds (ranking in the 95th percentile). This consistent, top-tier achievement for every group of students makes it a model for equity-focused education. The school also boasts an extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.4%, far below the state average of 22.5%, which is a key driver of its academic success. While nearby South Live Oak Elementary also performs at a high level, North Live Oak’s ability to achieve these results with a student body where 65% qualify for free or reduced lunch is particularly impressive.

In contrast, Live Oak Elementary, located just 1.48 miles away, has a chronic absenteeism rate more than double that of North Live Oak (20.1%) and a lower state ranking, highlighting how school-level culture and leadership can profoundly impact student outcomes. North Live Oak’s 4th-grade students perform exceptionally well, with 93% proficient in Math, suggesting the school’s instructional program is particularly effective in preparing students for upper elementary grades. For parents seeking a school that not only excels academically but also provides strong support for every child, North Live Oak Elementary is a standout choice in the Denham Springs area.

615

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,608

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36605 Outback Road
Denham Springs, LA 70706

(225) 667-3135

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend North Live Oak Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Live Oak Junior High
	Live Oak Middle School
High:	Live Oak High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

African American:

9.3%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (84% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

46^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	90.9	46 of 690	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	73 of 666	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	115 of 730	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	78 of 727	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	77 of 729	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	99 of 731	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	64 of 728	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	39 of 739	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	59 of 742	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	81.5	105 of 792	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.9	132 of 777	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	192 of 772	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	132 of 764	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.8	82 of 766	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	107 of 736	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	119 of 738	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	136 of 743	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	126 of 725	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	47 of 548	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	68.3	133 of 501	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	163 of 562	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	96.2	16 of 564	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	51 of 559	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	14 of 547	97.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	96.1	4 of 281	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	67 of 679	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	53 of 633	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	111 of 705	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	64 of 701	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	78 of 705	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	92 of 684	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	50 of 266	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	64 of 207	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	34 of 685	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	48 of 661	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	73 of 723	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	60 of 724	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	84 of 719	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	113 of 697	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	59 of 682	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	83 of 641	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	71 of 713	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	93 of 712	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	103 of 704	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	94 of 696	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	13 of 65	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	8 of 361	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.3	12 of 241	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	9 of 208	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	15 of 296	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	9 of 307	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	16 of 306	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	10 of 333	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	67 of 496	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	45 of 431	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	118 of 518	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	85 of 517	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	102 of 522	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	212 of 517	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	109 of 516	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2018)99th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

African American (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts90%+20 vs state

Mathematics87%+25 vs state

Social Studies75%+20 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)				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 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 Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
North Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	36605 Outback Road	Denham Springs	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-3135	615	39	15.8	65.0%	486 (79.0%)	57 (9.3%)	43 (7.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	90.9	46^th of 690 public elementary schools	93.3%		87.9	73^rd of 666 public elementary schools	89.0%	27	83.0	93.0		87.0	90.0	90.0		90.0	65.0	86.0		75.0	$13,608
Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35194 Old Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70706	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%)	87.2	72^nd of 690 public elementary schools	89.6%		79.5	131^st of 666 public elementary schools	80.3%	59	85.0	81.0		83.0	80.0	89.0		84.0	70.0	75.0		72.0	$13,831
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%)	91.4	41^st of 690 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			90.0	69.0	90.0		80.0	$12,783
Central Intermediate School	Public	3-5	12636 Sullivan Road	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-1390	1,039	64	16.1	58.8%	667 (64.2%)	204 (19.6%)	115 (11.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	86.7	76^th of 690 public elementary schools	89.0%		83.6	103^rd of 666 public elementary schools	84.5%	27	76.0	82.0	82.0	81.0	76.0	86.0		82.0	73.0	81.0	81.0	79.0	$12,319
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
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
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
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
Levi Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31450 Walker North Road	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-9711	702	45	15.4	77.2%	461 (65.7%)	119 (17.0%)	78 (11.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	66.3	255^th of 690 public elementary schools	63.0%		79.7	129^th of 666 public elementary schools	80.6%	126	63.0	82.0	51.0	65.0	67.0	89.0		81.0	40.0	76.0	71.0	63.0	$12,509
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Live Oak Elementary School

Is North Live Oak Elementary School a good school?

Yes. North Live Oak Elementary School ranks in the top 6.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is North Live Oak Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

What is the racial makeup of North Live Oak Elementary School?

Students at North Live Oak Elementary School are 79% White, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of North Live Oak Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Live Oak Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Live Oak Junior High
Middle : Live Oak Middle School
High : Live Oak High School

How many students attend North Live Oak Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended North Live Oak Elementary School.

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