Northside Elementary School

Summary:

Northside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving 559 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Livingston Parish School District, which is ranked 18th out of 122 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Northside Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of Hispanic (28.44%) and African American (18.96%) students. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates (74%) are below the Livingston Parish average (79%), they exceed the state average (69%). However, Northside lags in math, with only 57% of students proficient or better compared to 69% in the district and 59% statewide. Interestingly, the school's African American and English Language Learner students perform relatively well, ranking 137th and 48th out of Louisiana elementary schools, respectively. This suggests Northside is effectively supporting these student subgroups.

Northside Elementary faces some challenges, including a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (78% receive free/reduced lunch) and a declining enrollment of White students. When compared to other schools in the Livingston Parish district, Northside generally underperforms in both math and English Language Arts. However, it outperforms the nearby Riveroaks Elementary School, which is in the East Baton Rouge Parish district and has lower overall test scores. With a 3-star rating and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, Northside Elementary has room for improvement, but its diverse student population and pockets of academic success present opportunities for growth.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1090 Robbie Street
       Denham Springs, LA  70726


(225) 664-4223

District: Livingston Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
304th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,262 Help


Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Denham Springs Junior High School
High:    Denham Springs High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  607

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.5%
Hispanic:
33.1%
African American:
17.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.3% Help


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Compare Details Northside Elementary School ranks better than 55% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 17th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Livingston Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.01. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Northside Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.5%), Hispanic (33.1%), African American (17.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northside Elementary School is 15.4. 16 elementary 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 Northside Elementary School is $12,262. 12 elementary schools in the Livingston Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northside Elementary School 304th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Northside Elementary 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 Northside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 76.59 161st 725 77.8%
2008 69.54 232nd 743 68.8%
2009 63.95 302nd 738 59.1%
2010 72.28 225th 736 69.4%
2011 77.88 162nd 766 78.9%
2012 69.74 245th 764 67.9%
2013 59.19 333rd 772 56.9%
2014 65.42 285th 777 63.3%
2015 60.91 326th 792 58.8%
2016 64.73 288th 742 61.2%
2017 60.97 328th 739 55.6%
2018 52.14 321st 728 55.9%
2019 54.41 354th 731 51.6%
2021 65.12 260th 729 64.3%
2022 64.10 272nd 727 62.6%
2023 62.88 293rd 730 59.9%
2024 58.01 304th 675 55.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.50 83rd 89 6.7%
2021 84.96 7th 75 90.7%
2022 93.81 3rd 90 96.7%
2023 62.76 27th 97 72.2%
2024 45.59 48th 86 44.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.45 110th 306 64.1%
2022 42.21 182nd 307 40.7%
2023 33.98 199th 296 32.8%
2024 58.91 74th 208 64.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.69 297th 682 56.5%
2019 52.32 358th 697 48.6%
2021 63.07 267th 719 62.9%
2022 67.10 220th 724 69.6%
2023 64.71 245th 723 66.1%
2024 57.97 299th 674 55.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.03 301st 684 56.0%
2021 56.08 329th 705 53.3%
2022 58.96 294th 701 58.1%
2023 55.95 333rd 705 52.8%
2024 50.88 342nd 635 46.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.74 358th 696 48.6%
2021 72.54 187th 704 73.4%
2022 65.46 245th 712 65.6%
2023 63.25 280th 713 60.7%
2024 62.12 264th 651 59.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.09 234th 547 57.2%
2019 49.42 287th 559 48.7%
2021 63.27 166th 564 70.6%
2022 72.06 116th 562 79.4%
2023 68.95 146th 570 74.4%
2024 69.14 137th 509 73.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.90 150th 168 10.7%
2019 42.17 115th 190 39.5%
2021 37.84 132nd 202 34.7%
2022 46.77 127th 220 42.3%
2023 46.69 133rd 233 42.9%
2024 44.50 105th 189 44.4%
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Rank History for White students at Northside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.18 208th 516 59.7%
2019 43.18 338th 517 34.6%
2021 63.59 184th 522 64.8%
2022 56.09 241st 517 53.4%
2023 58.74 228th 518 56.0%
2024 55.72 214th 434 50.7%
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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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Monday, October 19, 2015

Open Quote My seven kids attended Notthside, then several grands. Administration, cafeteria staff and teachers could not have been more supportive. Love Northside! Thanks! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💕💕💕 Close Quote



Enrollment information for Northside Elementary 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 523 523
1990 513 39 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1991 508 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1992 532 31 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1993 540 32 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1994 509 26 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 537
1995 494 20 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1996 494 20 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1997 550 28 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1998 447 28 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1999 469 25 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 499
2000 465 25 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2001 460 28 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2002 468 29 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 501
2003 468 29 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 501
2004 464 31 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 501
2005 476 36 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 518
2006 415 38 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 459
2007 427 62 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 496
2008 428 59 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2009 422 50 1 4 3 n/a n/a 0 480
2010 389 45 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2011 376 36 3 8 3 0 0 0 426
2012 363 57 0 6 3 0 0 0 429
2013 379 52 2 9 0 3 1 0 446
2014 337 62 4 12 0 3 3 0 421
2015 351 56 7 22 3 3 3 0 445
2016 341 61 3 21 5 3 6 0 440
2017 258 56 2 28 3 1 3 0 351
2018 276 48 2 72 4 0 6 0 408
2019 280 68 4 68 2 0 14 0 436
2020 292 56 3 84 2 0 10 0 447
2021 277 59 1 104 1 0 16 0 458
2022 267 76 1 118 0 0 15 0 477
2023 271 106 0 159 0 0 23 0 559
2024 258 105 3 201 1 0 39 0 607

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 Northside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 523 21.0 24.9 26
1990 552 29.0 19.0 27.9
1991 543 29.0 18.7 25.8
1992 567 30.0 18.9 29.5
1993 573 30.0 19.1 27.7
1994 537 29.0 18.5 33.5
1995 516 30.0 17.2 30.2
1996 516 30.0 17.2 30.2
1997 581 30.0 19.4 33.4
1998 478 29.0 16.5 35.8
1999 499 29.0 17.2 40.1
2000 495 30.0 16.5 42.6
2001 492 31.0 15.9 49.8
2002 501 33.0 15.2 50.7
2003 501 33.0 15.2 50.7
2004 501 33.0 15.2 56.7
2005 518 32.0 16.2 54.8
2006 459 31.0 14.8 53.2
2007 496 31.0 16.0 48
2008 490 30.0 16.3 51.6
2009 480 31.0 15.5 58.1
2010 443 31.3 14.1 52.1
2011 426 29.3 14.5 54.2
2012 429 28.4 15.0 61.1
2013 446 27.6 16.1 60.3
2014 421 28.6 14.7 58.7
2015 445 30.0 14.8 64
2016 440 34.0 12.9 62.3
2017 351 30.2 11.6 69.2
2018 408 22.0 18.5 26
2019 436 21.0 20.7 45.6
2020 447 23.0 19.4 51.5
2021 458 23.0 19.9 46.3
2022 477 22.9 20.8 75.9
2023 559 26.0 21.4 78
2024 607 39.2 15.4 74.3

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 Northside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 523 21.0 24.9 26
1990 552 29.0 19.0 27.9
1991 543 29.0 18.7 25.8
1992 567 30.0 18.9 29.5
1993 573 30.0 19.1 27.7
1994 537 29.0 18.5 33.5
1995 516 30.0 17.2 30.2
1996 516 30.0 17.2 30.2
1997 581 30.0 19.4 33.4
1998 478 29.0 16.5 35.8
1999 499 29.0 17.2 40.1
2000 495 30.0 16.5 42.6
2001 492 31.0 15.9 49.8
2002 501 33.0 15.2 50.7
2003 501 33.0 15.2 50.7
2004 501 33.0 15.2 56.7
2005 518 32.0 16.2 54.8
2006 459 31.0 14.8 53.2
2007 496 31.0 16.0 48
2008 490 30.0 16.3 51.6
2009 480 31.0 15.5 58.1
2010 443 31.3 14.1 52.1
2011 426 29.3 14.5 54.2
2012 429 28.4 15.0 61.1
2013 446 27.6 16.1 60.3
2014 421 28.6 14.7 58.7
2015 445 30.0 14.8 64
2016 440 34.0 12.9 62.3
2017 351 30.2 11.6 69.2
2018 408 22.0 18.5 26
2019 436 21.0 20.7 45.6
2020 447 23.0 19.4 51.5
2021 458 23.0 19.9 46.3
2022 477 22.9 20.8 75.9
2023 559 26.0 21.4 78
2024 607 39.2 15.4 74.3

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 Northside Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $12,745
2018 $10,221
2019 $10,274
2020 $10,425
2021 $11,722
2022 $12,262

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Northside Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 354th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 293rd of 730 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Northside Elementary School)5956
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Livingston Parish)7872
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Northside Elementary School)6971
 2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Livingston Parish)8268
 14%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Northside Elementary School)4339
 4%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Livingston Parish)5750
 7%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Northside Elementary School)6667
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Northside Elementary School)7483
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Livingston Parish)8681
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Northside Elementary School)6759
 8%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Livingston Parish)6663
 3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Northside Elementary School)6455
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Livingston Parish)7568
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Northside Elementary School)5762
 5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Livingston Parish)6762
 5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students436559
 28.2%
African American68106
 55.9%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic68159
 133.8%
Pacific Islander00
White280271
 3.2%
Two or More Races1423
 64.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.6%78%
 32.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 607 students attended Northside Elementary School.

Northside Elementary School ranks 304th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Northside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denham Springs Junior High School
High : Denham Springs High School

Students at Northside Elementary School are 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races.


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