Denham Springs High School

Summary:

Denham Springs High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Denham Springs, Louisiana, which is part of the Livingston Parish School District. The school has seen a gradual decrease in its white student population, with increases in Hispanic and African American students over the past few years.

Academically, Denham Springs High School has shown mixed performance compared to the Livingston Parish and Louisiana state averages. While the school has performed well in some subject areas, it has struggled in others, such as Geometry and Algebra I. For example, in 2023-2024, 61% of Denham Springs High School students were proficient or better in Geometry, compared to 75% in Live Oak High School and 58% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 43rd out of 312 Louisiana high schools in 2014-2015 to 100th out of 333 in 2023-2024.

Denham Springs High School has also shown varying performance across different student subgroups. The school has performed particularly well with African American students, ranking 24th out of 256 Louisiana high schools in 2021-2022. However, the school has struggled with Hispanic students, ranking 57th out of 103 Louisiana high schools in the same year. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 26.09% in 2020-2021 to 54.29% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public 10-12

 1000 North Range Avenue
       Denham Springs, LA  70726


(225) 665-8851

District: Livingston Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
100th of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,460 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  1,757

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.5%
African American:
17.9%
Hispanic:
17.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.6% Help


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Compare Details Denham Springs High School ranks better than 70% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked high schools in the Livingston Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.67. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Denham Springs High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (61.5%), African American (17.9%), Hispanic (17.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Denham Springs High School is 16.6. 4 high schools in the Livingston Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Denham Springs High School is $11,460, which is the 3rd highest among 7 high schools in the Livingston Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Denham Springs High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Denham Springs High School 100th of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See Denham Springs High School in the ranking list.)

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Livingston Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Livingston Parish 18th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Denham Springs High School

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Rank History for all students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 77.12 48th 290 83.4%
2008 67.17 89th 291 69.4%
2009 65.66 90th 301 70.1%
2010 69.18 78th 297 73.7%
2011 67.95 92nd 300 69.3%
2012 74.20 56th 310 81.9%
2013 62.42 123rd 312 60.6%
2014 53.84 172nd 309 44.3%
2015 74.72 43rd 312 86.2%
2016 66.62 94th 297 68.4%
2017 71.11 79th 297 73.4%
2018 52.33 148th 302 51.0%
2019 45.13 184th 313 41.2%
2021 58.52 132nd 322 59.0%
2022 56.42 142nd 326 56.4%
2023 56.72 147th 321 54.2%
2024 67.67 100th 333 70.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.99 11th 47 76.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.73 36th 38 5.3%
2022 45.61 24th 40 40.0%
2024 69.78 8th 50 84.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.94 40th 122 67.2%
2021 54.63 52nd 135 61.5%
2022 48.42 64th 139 54.0%
2023 50.80 60th 138 56.5%
2024 67.97 39th 165 76.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.40 62nd 301 79.4%
2021 55.54 123rd 285 56.8%
2022 71.03 61st 322 81.1%
2023 58.39 124th 321 61.4%
2024 65.54 86th 328 73.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.91 34th 292 88.4%
2021 56.82 132nd 288 54.2%
2022 72.67 72nd 311 76.8%
2023 69.14 94th 308 69.5%
2024 64.61 115th 308 62.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.96 15th 20 25.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.94 36th 291 87.6%
2021 53.61 139th 292 52.4%
2022 73.60 59th 301 80.4%
2023 64.75 101st 306 67.0%
2024 69.17 86th 315 72.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.99 54th 233 76.8%
2021 53.10 98th 243 59.7%
2022 82.32 24th 256 90.6%
2023 68.46 53rd 252 79.0%
2024 63.54 70th 260 73.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.94 42nd 78 46.2%
2021 29.75 67th 92 27.2%
2022 48.32 57th 103 44.7%
2023 45.74 62nd 107 42.1%
2024 43.64 71st 113 37.2%
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Rank History for White students at Denham Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.31 42nd 249 83.1%
2021 43.62 148th 245 39.6%
2022 63.55 75th 250 70.0%
2023 74.58 49th 249 80.3%
2024 71.75 60th 248 75.8%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Denham Springs High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1516 1516
1990 1412 80 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1501
1991 1366 82 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1456
1992 1399 95 5 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1504
1993 1419 76 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1500
1994 1494 82 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1585
1995 1655 82 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1748
1996 1655 82 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1748
1997 1677 82 4 8 3 n/a n/a 0 1774
1998 1687 83 7 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1789
1999 1187 57 6 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1258
2000 1277 51 6 8 2 n/a n/a 0 1344
2001 1211 51 7 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1277
2002 1237 39 6 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1296
2003 1237 39 6 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1296
2004 1203 43 5 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1264
2005 1187 56 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1260
2006 1184 53 3 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1250
2007 1227 71 11 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1325
2008 1228 74 7 30 1 n/a n/a 0 1340
2009 1252 85 9 31 1 n/a n/a 0 1378
2010 1239 86 10 28 1 n/a n/a 0 1364
2011 1182 106 14 33 2 1 0 0 1338
2012 1233 112 11 34 2 1 1 0 1394
2013 1289 139 17 42 4 1 2 0 1494
2014 1318 144 19 46 4 0 6 0 1537
2015 1323 164 19 63 7 1 4 0 1581
2016 1319 173 21 80 6 0 6 0 1605
2017 1263 160 17 81 5 0 3 0 1529
2018 1272 173 20 102 6 1 2 0 1576
2019 1286 193 19 129 2 1 7 0 1637
2020 1253 181 15 161 1 1 9 0 1621
2021 1211 202 24 197 1 1 12 0 1648
2022 1127 215 25 220 0 2 28 0 1617
2023 1083 257 25 260 1 2 26 0 1654
2024 1080 315 24 300 2 1 35 0 1757

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Denham Springs High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1516 73.0 20.7 7.8
1990 1501 72.0 20.8 8.3
1991 1456 69.0 21.1 8.2
1992 1504 72.0 20.8 8.8
1993 1500 73.0 20.5 11.3
1994 1585 77.0 20.6 11.6
1995 1748 85.0 20.6 13
1996 1748 85.0 20.6 13
1997 1774 88.0 20.2 14
1998 1789 88.0 20.3 12.8
1999 1258 71.0 17.7 15.2
2000 1344 73.0 18.4 16
2001 1277 71.0 18.0 18.7
2002 1296 72.0 18.0 19.2
2003 1296 72.0 18.0 19.2
2004 1264 73.0 17.3 22.3
2005 1260 76.4 16.5 23.7
2006 1250 74.5 16.8 29.4
2007 1325 72.0 18.4 26
2008 1340 74.8 17.9 26.3
2009 1378 77.0 17.9 34
2010 1364 78.5 17.3 29
2011 1338 77.3 17.2 33
2012 1394 73.9 18.8 33.4
2013 1494 72.6 20.5 35.1
2014 1537 79.5 19.3 35
2015 1581 79.0 20.0 36.6
2016 1605 99.0 16.2 35.9
2017 1529 104.1 14.6 46.7
2018 1576 69.6 22.6 13.3
2019 1637 74.0 22.1 17.9
2020 1621 80.5 20.1 26.8
2021 1648 83.0 19.8 26.1
2022 1617 83.5 19.3 40.9
2023 1654 89.6 18.4 54.3
2024 1757 105.2 16.6 58.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Denham Springs High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1516 73.0 20.7 7.8
1990 1501 72.0 20.8 8.3
1991 1456 69.0 21.1 8.2
1992 1504 72.0 20.8 8.8
1993 1500 73.0 20.5 11.3
1994 1585 77.0 20.6 11.6
1995 1748 85.0 20.6 13
1996 1748 85.0 20.6 13
1997 1774 88.0 20.2 14
1998 1789 88.0 20.3 12.8
1999 1258 71.0 17.7 15.2
2000 1344 73.0 18.4 16
2001 1277 71.0 18.0 18.7
2002 1296 72.0 18.0 19.2
2003 1296 72.0 18.0 19.2
2004 1264 73.0 17.3 22.3
2005 1260 76.4 16.5 23.7
2006 1250 74.5 16.8 29.4
2007 1325 72.0 18.4 26
2008 1340 74.8 17.9 26.3
2009 1378 77.0 17.9 34
2010 1364 78.5 17.3 29
2011 1338 77.3 17.2 33
2012 1394 73.9 18.8 33.4
2013 1494 72.6 20.5 35.1
2014 1537 79.5 19.3 35
2015 1581 79.0 20.0 36.6
2016 1605 99.0 16.2 35.9
2017 1529 104.1 14.6 46.7
2018 1576 69.6 22.6 13.3
2019 1637 74.0 22.1 17.9
2020 1621 80.5 20.1 26.8
2021 1648 83.0 19.8 26.1
2022 1617 83.5 19.3 40.9
2023 1654 89.6 18.4 54.3
2024 1757 105.2 16.6 58.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Denham Springs High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,653
2018 $8,531
2019 $8,798
2020 $9,284
2021 $10,220
2022 $11,460

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Denham Springs High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 184th of 313 High schoolsRanks 147th of 321 High schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Denham Springs High School)2160
 39%
   End of Course Algebra I (Livingston Parish)7977
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course English II (Denham Springs High School)7978
 1%
   End of Course English II (Livingston Parish)8080
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course U.S. History (Denham Springs High School)8071
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Livingston Parish)7471
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (Denham Springs High School)5058
 8%
   End of Course English I (Livingston Parish)8479
 5%
   End of Course English I (Louisiana)7167
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16371654
 1%
African American193257
 33.2%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian1925
 31.6%
Hispanic129260
 101.6%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White12861083
 15.8%
Two or More Races726
 271.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.9%54.3%
 36.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,757 students attended Denham Springs High School.

Denham Springs High School ranks 100th of 333 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Denham Springs High School are 61% White, 18% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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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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