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Freshwater Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1025 Cockerham Road, Denham Springs, LA 70726 · (225) 665-5371 · Part of Livingston Parish School District

Denham Springs’ School Grade A better than 88% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
370
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Freshwater Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Denham Springs kids: Denham Springs Junior High School

On the path

Where Denham Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Freshwater Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Denham Springs Junior High School811 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1025 Cockerham Road, Denham Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 174
Grade 256
Grade 369
Grade 452
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
319’20
342’21
294’22
290’23
370’24

Up 16% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 20%Black 19%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Freshwater Elementary School from Denham Springs families.

Other schools in Livingston Parish School District

The district →
Levi Milton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walker
A
702 students15:1
South Fork Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denham Springs
B−
685 students15:1
Denham Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denham Springs
A
678 students16:1
Holden High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Holden
A
651 students11:1
North Corbin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walker
A−
627 students16:1
Walker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walker
B+
623 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Denham Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.