Southside Junior High School

Regular School · Denham Springs, LA

Southside Junior High School is a regular school school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 536 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

536

Teachers (FTE)

30.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	243	45%
Hispanic/Latino	169	32%
Black or African American	97	18%
Asian	13	2%
Two or more races	13	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	536	273M / 263F

English Language Learners: 68 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -4.5pp	29.5%	459
Reading Proficiency	50.0% +9.3pp	40.7%	459
Science Proficiency	36.0%	—	452

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

15.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	536	100%

Contact & Location

P O Box 907

Denham Springs, LA 70726

Phone: (225)664-4221

District

Livingston Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,414

District enrollment: 27,731

Other Schools in District

Albany Lower Elementary School Elementary
Albany Upper Elementary School Elementary
Denham Springs Elementary School Elementary
Doyle Elementary School Elementary
Eastside Elementary School Elementary
French Settlement Elementary School Elementary
Freshwater Elementary School Elementary
Frost School Elementary

View all 42 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70726) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220102001559

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD