SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the LA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 50%Projected 37%

Denham Springs Junior High School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the LA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the LA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 51%LA 32%

English proficiency

School 55%LA 40%

Science proficiency

School 45%LA 27%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the LA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B

21.55 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C+

3.76 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

11.39 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$79,749

LA average $69,055

Median home value

$232,481

LA average $226,718

Median rent

$1,292 /mo

LA average $1,096

Unemployment rate

5.5%

LA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 93.5%LA 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

21:1

LA average 18:1

Teachers

47

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$63,940

All teachers in Livingston Parish.

Student to counselor ratio LA average 412:1446:1
Support staff2
Psychologists0
Nurses0
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 96%LA 83%

Experienced teachers

School 95%LA 95%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days394
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension845
Expulsions with services18
Expulsions without services3
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6501 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.01

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

65%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

15%

Latino

18%

Multiracial

1%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged61%
Students with disabilities10%
English as a second language5%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Denham Springs Junior High School

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Southside Junior High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Westside Junior High School

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Walker Junior High

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi
Juban Parc Junior High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 5.3 mi
Live Oak Middle School

  • Actual: 45%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 5.6 mi
Southeast Middle School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 6.0 mi
Live Oak Junior High

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 6.2 mi
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy

  • Actual: 73%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 7.6 mi
Park Forest Middle School

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 7.6 mi
Central Middle School

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 41%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi