📍 401 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, 70726
Denham Springs Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish. The school has 892 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Livingston Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denham Springs Junior High School enrolls 892 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 552 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
598 of the school's 892 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 538 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Denham Springs Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 13, state house district 71.
Denham Springs Junior High School is one of 44 schools in Livingston Parish, based in Livingston, Louisiana. The district serves 26,499 students district-wide and employs 1,435 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 892 students, Denham Springs Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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