📍 26535 Hwy 16, Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, 70726
Southside Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Livingston Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southside Junior High School enrolls 574 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 574 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southside 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.
Southside 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 574 students, Southside Junior High School is close to 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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