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Denham Springs Junior High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
401 Hatchell Lane
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Phone
(225) 665-8898
District
LIVINGSTON PARISH
County
LIVINGSTON PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
867
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.5% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
33%
46%
39%
28%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
35%
47%
46%
31%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
50%
36%
66%
48%
33%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
22
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 286 33.0%
Grade 7 295 34.0%
Grade 8 286 33.0%
Total 867 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.7% 76.2% 44.7%
Black 15.6% 11.7% 43.2%
Hispanic 17.9% 10.9% 9.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.9% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.6% 56.5% 47.3%
Free lunch eligible 45.8% 47.9% 45.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 8.6% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 141,057 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 200.7 104
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 48,474 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 12.0% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.4% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.3% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.6% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.6% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,986 $154,325,066 56.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $634 $16,345,154 6.0%
Staff $381 $9,822,561 3.6%
General Administration $178 $4,589,018 1.7%
School Administration $574 $14,798,294 5.4%
Operation $848 $21,862,288 8.0%
Transportation $527 $13,586,587 5.0%
Other $207 $5,336,667 2.0%
Total Support $3,348 $86,314,788 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,205 $31,066,105 11.4%
Total Expenditures $10,540 $271,731,740 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,871 $4,677,783,145 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $791 $538,160,451 5.6%
Staff $658 $447,621,352 4.7%
General Administration $333 $226,816,868 2.4%
School Administration $821 $558,837,970 5.9%
Operation $1,159 $789,211,977 8.3%
Transportation $679 $462,251,240 4.8%
Other $348 $236,928,457 2.5%
Total Support $4,788 $3,259,742,853 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,356 $1,604,033,499 16.8%
Total Expenditures $14,016 $9,541,620,339 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%