Northside Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Denham Springs, Louisiana

Northside Elementary School in Denham Springs, Louisiana enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 37.2 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 43%

559 students in 2022-23, 607 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 37.2.

Students enrolled at Northside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 46602004006008002022-235592023-246072024-25466
Students enrolled at Northside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 46602004006008002022-235592023-246072024-25466
Students enrolled at Northside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 46602004006008002022-235592023-246072024-25466
Students enrolled at Northside Elementary School by school year2022-23: 559, 2023-24: 607, 2024-25: 46602004006008002022-235592023-246072024-25466
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355926.021.5
2023-2460739.315.4
2024-2546637.212.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 448 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northside Elementary School enrolled 448 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 448 of the 448 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.5% of students were White, 38.6% Hispanic, 13.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White42.5%
  2. Hispanic38.6%
  3. Black13.5%
  4. Two or more races5.2%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Northside Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%53%42.4%
Math, 2022-2324%40% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Denham Springs

12 public elementary schools in Denham Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Northside Elementary School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Fork Elementary School68515.480.9%
Denham Springs Elementary School67816.471.7%
North Live Oak Elementary School61515.856.1%
Live Oak Elementary School57114.369.0%
Southside Elementary School53414.083.3%
Lewis Vincent Elementary School48713.862.4%
Gray's Creek Elementary School47512.566.5%
Northside Elementary School46612.570.6%

All public schools in Denham Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northside Elementary School

  1. Freshwater Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 370 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Denham Springs Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 678 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Northside Elementary School with Freshwater Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Livingston Parish spends per student$12,047 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,047
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaNorthside Elementary School is the number 294 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#294 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Northside Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Northside Elementary School?
    466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 559 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Denham Springs, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northside Elementary School?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Northside Elementary School a Title I school?
    Northside Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northside Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northside Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Northside Elementary School in?
    Livingston Parish, NCES district ID 2201020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220102000769 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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