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Denham Springs Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
713 Hatchell Ln
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Phone
(225) 665-5855
District
Livingston Parish
County
LIVINGSTON PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
652
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.1% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Denham Springs Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
40%
62%
44%
55%
37%
59%
40%
62%
44%
55%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
42%
54%
45%
46%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
54%
38%
68%
42%
40%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
15
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 39 6.0%
Kindergarten 111 17.0%
Grade 1 111 17.0%
Grade 2 110 16.9%
Grade 3 97 14.9%
Grade 4 104 16.0%
Grade 5 80 12.3%
Total 652 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.7% 71.3% 43.7%
Black 27.8% 13.8% 42.9%
Hispanic 23.7% 13.7% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.0% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.9% 66.0% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 64.7% 58.7% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 7.3% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 145,583 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 224.6 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.6% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,362 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 11.1% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.6% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.3% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.9% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,475 $180,289,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $666 $18,547,000 5.0%
Staff $397 $11,054,000 3.0%
General Administration $152 $4,239,000 1.1%
School Administration $771 $21,466,000 5.7%
Operation $1,019 $28,362,000 7.6%
Transportation $566 $15,759,000 4.2%
Other $210 $5,860,000 1.6%
Total Support $3,781 $105,287,000 28.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,199 $89,062,000 23.8%
Total Expenditures $13,455 $374,638,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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