Denham Springs Freshman High School

Livingston Parish
940 Range Avenue NE
Denham Springs, LA 70726
735 Students
Secondary School 9th - 9th
School Overview
Denham Springs Freshman High School, located at 940 Range Avenue NE in Denham Springs, Louisiana, serves as a specialized transitional campus within the Livingston Parish Public School System. As a dedicated facility for ninth-grade students, the school is designed to bridge the gap between middle school and the more complex environment of the senior high school. By focusing exclusively on the freshman class, the institution provides a targeted academic and social support system that helps students acclimate to high school graduation requirements and the expectations of a four-year high school curriculum.

The school emphasizes a structured learning environment aimed at fostering student success and personal development during this critical freshman year. Being located centrally in Denham Springs, it functions as a primary feeder site for the district’s upper-level high schools. The faculty and administration focus on building a strong foundation in core academic subjects while encouraging student involvement in extracurricular activities, ensuring that pupils are well-prepared both academically and socially for the transition to the 10th through 12th-grade campus.
735
Total Students
37.8
Full-Time Teachers
19.4
Student/Teacher Ratio
N/A
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    423 (57.6 %)
  • Hispanic
    153 (20.8 %)
  • Black
    133 (18.1 %)
  • Two or More
    16 (2.2 %)
  • Asian
    9 (1.2 %)
  • American Indian
    1 (0.1 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Secondary School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: N/A
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Livingston Parish
Phone: (225)665-7890
Grade Range: 9th - 9th
Total Students: 735
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 37.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 19.4
NSLP Participation:1 N/A
Qualified Free Lunch: N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch: N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Grade 9 735
Gender Ratio