South Fork Elementary School

Regular School · Denham Springs, LA

South Fork Elementary School is a regular school school in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 685 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

685

Teachers (FTE)

44.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	327	48%
Black or African American	223	33%
Hispanic/Latino	94	14%
Two or more races	37	5%
Asian	4	1%
Total enrollment	685	337M / 348F

English Language Learners: 31 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% -0.5pp	29.5%	264
Reading Proficiency	33.0% -7.7pp	40.7%	264
Science Proficiency	27.0%	—	263

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)

+0.01 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.7% 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.)	685	100%

Contact & Location

23000 Walker Road South

Denham Springs, LA 70726

Phone: (225)664-2281

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

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Related Data

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

NCES ID

220102002315

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