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South Fork Elementary School

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South Fork Elementary School ranks 335 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

South Fork Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving 715 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Livingston Parish School District. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates in Mathematics (60%) and English Language Arts (74%) lower than the district averages but higher than the state averages. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for Hispanic students but lower performance for White students and students with special needs.

South Fork Elementary School faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.0% in 2022-2023 to 24.6% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.84% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This high rate of economic disadvantage may contribute to the school's academic challenges and lower performance compared to more affluent nearby schools, such as Juban Parc Elementary, which is a top-performing school in the state.

While South Fork Elementary School is part of the relatively high-performing Livingston Parish School District, it lags behind many of its nearby counterparts, including Lewis Vincent Elementary, Walker Elementary, and Seventh Ward Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and overall rankings. Addressing the school's areas of concern, such as student subgroup performance and chronic absenteeism, may be crucial for improving the overall educational experience and outcomes for the students at South Fork Elementary School.

685

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,327

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23000 Walker Road South
Denham Springs, LA 70726

(225) 664-2281

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend South Fork Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walker Junior High
High:	Walker High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

African American:

32.6%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Livingston Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

335^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	54.1	335 of 666	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	379 of 675	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	353 of 730	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	375 of 727	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	287 of 729	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	312 of 731	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	306 of 728	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.7	191 of 739	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	159 of 742	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	180 of 792	77.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.2	113 of 777	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	215 of 772	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	214 of 501	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	318 of 509	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	243 of 570	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	269 of 562	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	281 of 564	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	315 of 559	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.5	47 of 547	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	327 of 633	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	363 of 635	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	351 of 705	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	381 of 701	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	296 of 705	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	327 of 684	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	71 of 207	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	100 of 189	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	93 of 233	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	82 of 220	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	45 of 202	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	135 of 190	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	314 of 661	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	367 of 674	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	353 of 723	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	364 of 724	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	295 of 719	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	324 of 697	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	256 of 682	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	256 of 641	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	380 of 651	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	360 of 713	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	343 of 712	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	294 of 704	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	314 of 696	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	102 of 241	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	134 of 208	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	226 of 296	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	171 of 307	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	148 of 333	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	332 of 431	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	354 of 434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	389 of 518	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	402 of 517	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	302 of 522	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	344 of 517	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	347 of 516	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+4 vs state

Mathematics60%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, November 8, 2013

My son has been going to this school since kindergarten. He has never got student of the week, month or year. He is not allowed to go to the bathroom when he needs to. He has had multiple accidents because they will not allow him to go to the restroom. this year he wore his costume for Halloween on Thursday for red ribbon week and was not allowed to wear his costume for "Trunk or Treat" or the costume contest. He is not allowed to go on field trips because we are unable to afford the school supply fee. I wish they would just go back to having a supply list. I feel like this school has some sore of vendetta against my child for some reason. One morning my child was not allowed to go to the restroom and he had an accident and they called me to bring him some more clothes and he said he was not allowed to go to the restroom. The woman in the office said he never asked. My child will not just say he needs to go to the restroom if he does not need to go. He was bullied at school this year and they waited until the end of the day to even call me Close Quote

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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 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 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
Frost School	Public	PK, KG-8	19672 LA Highway 42	Livingston	70754	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 698-3780	314	29	10.7	74.8%	265 (84.4%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	54.1	336^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.5%		70.2	220^th of 675 public elementary schools	67.4%	116	57.0	69.0	63.0	91.0	79.0	73.0	71.0	38.0	73.0		88.0	76.0	$16,968
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%)	55.5	329^th of 666 public elementary schools	50.6%		50.1	365^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.9%	36	74.0	65.0	45.0				63.0	65.0	71.0	73.0		69.0	$13,096
Lakeside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16500 LA Hwy 431	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7750	545	44	12.2	61.7%	335 (61.5%)	92 (16.9%)	72 (13.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	73.8	182^nd of 666 public elementary schools	72.7%		81.8	117^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.7%	65	77.0	73.0					73.0	70.0	82.0			78.0	$14,261
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Fork Elementary School

What schools do graduates of South Fork Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Fork Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walker Junior High
High : Walker High School

What district is South Fork Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

How many students attend South Fork Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended South Fork Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of South Fork Elementary School?

Students at South Fork Elementary School are 48% White, 33% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is South Fork Elementary School a good school?

South Fork Elementary School ranks 335^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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