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South Fork Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
23000 Walker Road South
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Phone
(225) 664-2281
District
Livingston Parish
County
LIVINGSTON PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
684
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.4% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.5% of all U.S. schools.


South Fork Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
40%
36%
44%
34%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
37%
45%
22%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
38%
39%
42%
27%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 43 6.3%
Kindergarten 107 15.6%
Grade 1 123 18.0%
Grade 2 101 14.8%
Grade 3 105 15.4%
Grade 4 107 15.6%
Grade 5 98 14.3%
Total 684 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.1% 73.3% 43.7%
Black 31.2% 13.2% 42.9%
Hispanic 12.5% 12.3% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.0% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.0% 64.5% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 74.9% 57.5% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 7.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 143,425 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 221.3 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 49,770 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.7% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.4% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.5% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 7.4% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,156 $170,699,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $613 $17,010,000 5.2%
Staff $392 $10,883,000 3.3%
General Administration $187 $5,173,000 1.6%
School Administration $732 $20,291,000 6.2%
Operation $895 $24,821,000 7.6%
Transportation $509 $14,103,000 4.3%
Other $178 $4,923,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,505 $97,204,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,108 $58,463,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $11,769 $326,366,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%