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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 70706

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Schools

1,858

Students

5-star school

Top rankedNorth Live Oak Elementary School46^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Live Oak Elementary School up 59 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The three public schools in zip code 70706 (Watson/Denham Springs, LA) serve students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the highly-ranked Livingston Parish school district, with no high schools located directly in the area.

North Live Oak Elementary School is the standout school, earning a 5-star rating and leading all three schools in LEAP proficiency for Math (87%), ELA (90%), and Social Studies (75%). It also has the lowest poverty rate (65.04% free/reduced lunch) and a moderate chronic absenteeism rate of 8.4%. In contrast, Live Oak Elementary School is the most challenged, with the highest poverty rate (79.51%) and chronic absenteeism (20.1%), though it still performs above state averages. Live Oak Middle School (grades 5-6) maintains a consistent 4-star rating and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.3%, but shows a typical "middle school dip" with lower Math (77%) and Social Studies (65%) proficiency compared to the elementary schools.

Key takeaways include a clear correlation between economic disadvantage and absenteeism affecting performance, as North Live Oak's lower poverty and absenteeism correlate with its top scores despite having a higher student-teacher ratio (15.8:1) than Live Oak Elementary (14.3:1). All three schools outperform both the district and state averages, making this zip code a strong choice for families seeking elementary and middle school education within a top-tier Louisiana district.

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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 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th 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 All Grades	Total
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
Live Oak Middle School	Public	5-6	8444 Cecil Drive	Watson	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-3211	672	37	17.9	67.7%	548 (81.5%)	60 (8.9%)	38 (5.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)								(n/a)			82.0	77.0			89.0	87.0			69.0	61.0	65.0	$10,776
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

Cities Near Zip Code 70706

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denham Springs	1.62 mi	16	60^th
Watson	2.85 mi	4	15^th
Walker	6.71 mi	10	76^th
Baton Rouge	7.37 mi	120	190^th
Greenwell Springs	7.64 mi	1

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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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