Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 764 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle

Longfellow Elementary

Summary:

Longfellow Elementary is a public elementary school in Bakersfield, California, serving 746 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bakersfield City School District, which is ranked 1338 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longfellow Elementary stands out among nearby schools due to its persistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, high concentration of students from low-income families, and relatively high student-teacher ratio. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 18.3% in 2018-2019 to 56.4% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Longfellow consistently performs below the Bakersfield City and California averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 20.37% of students proficient or better in ELA and 6.54% in Math in 2023-2024. The school's performance is particularly low for subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

Longfellow Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.91% to 98.48% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.9 to 20.8 over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Williams Elementary and Bessie E. Owens Elementary. These factors suggest that Longfellow Elementary may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and addressing the unique needs of its community.

Detail:

Public K-6

1900 Stockton St.
Bakersfield, CA 93305-3432

(661) 631-5350

District: Bakersfield City

SchoolDigger Rank:
5561^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,122

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Washington Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 764

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

African American:

9.7%

White:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Longfellow Elementary ranks worse than 94.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 26^th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.78. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.3%), African American (9.7%), White (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Longfellow Elementary is 19.8. 16 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Longfellow Elementary employs 38.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Longfellow Elementary is $8,122. 24 elementary schools in the Bakersfield City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Longfellow Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Longfellow Elementary 5561^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Longfellow Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bakersfield City:

SchoolDigger ranks Bakersfield City 1338^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Longfellow Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	9.54	4691^st	4809	2.5%
2005	11.21	4581^st	4822	5.0%
2006	9.90	4638^th	4818	3.7%
2007	9.42	4942^nd	5113	3.3%
2008	8.07	5003^rd	5113	2.2%
2009	6.69	5116^th	5193	1.5%
2010	10.45	5132^nd	5314	3.4%
2011	9.03	5246^th	5377	2.4%
2012	16.41	4875^th	5390	9.6%
2013	9.71	5311^th	5530	4.0%
2015	9.85	5483^rd	5611	2.3%
2016	7.77	5531^st	5614	1.5%
2017	10.53	5464^th	5692	4.0%
2018	6.07	5605^th	5662	1.0%
2019	7.41	5681^st	5789	1.9%
2022	9.77	5739^th	5883	2.4%
2023	11.20	5639^th	5874	4.0%
2024	11.78	5561^st	5862	5.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.78	2997^th	3246	7.7%
2019	24.41	2912^th	3275	11.1%
2022	22.07	3103^rd	3311	6.3%
2023	22.27	3033^rd	3250	6.7%
2024	34.86	2189^th	3160	30.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.19	1945^th	2420	19.6%
2024	27.91	1946^th	2634	26.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.22	5032^nd	5084	1.0%
2019	9.76	5056^th	5173	2.3%
2022	11.63	5128^th	5264	2.6%
2023	13.60	5136^th	5374	4.4%
2024	15.18	5131^st	5511	6.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	8.15	364^th	364	0.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.96	5394^th	5413	0.4%
2019	7.91	5404^th	5492	1.6%
2022	11.42	5456^th	5635	3.2%
2023	11.48	5425^th	5617	3.4%
2024	11.71	5372^nd	5605	4.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.95	2107^th	2128	1.0%
2019	18.75	2413^th	2585	6.7%
2022	27.63	1606^th	2227	27.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.66	5328^th	5431	1.9%
2019	8.32	5409^th	5510	1.8%
2022	9.87	5557^th	5663	1.9%
2023	12.42	5351^st	5650	5.3%
2024	13.11	5299^th	5636	6.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.12	629^th	700	10.1%
2019	17.42	694^th	747	7.1%
2022	26.28	518^th	663	21.9%
2023	18.67	606^th	662	8.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.73	4781^st	4830	1.0%
2019	9.90	4862^nd	4963	2.0%
2022	12.15	4944^th	5084	2.8%
2023	14.36	4830^th	5098	5.3%
2024	16.16	4707^th	5102	7.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Longfellow Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	417	96	13	315	17	n/a	n/a	0	858
1989	479	108	13	367	20	n/a	n/a	0	987
1990	440	137	9	393	26	n/a	n/a	0	1005
1991	339	78	16	356	22	n/a	n/a	0	811
1992	290	53	21	339	17	n/a	n/a	0	720
1993	237	34	15	494	12	n/a	n/a	0	792
1994	217	50	13	564	16	n/a	n/a	0	860
1995	172	49	9	557	9	n/a	n/a	0	796
1996	172	49	9	557	9	n/a	n/a	0	796
1997	161	46	17	677	10	n/a	n/a	0	911
1998	135	48	14	548	4	n/a	n/a	0	749
1999	136	56	11	526	6	n/a	n/a	0	735
2000	107	83	8	605	8	n/a	n/a	0	811
2001	108	73	8	590	12	n/a	n/a	0	791
2002	91	70	9	591	13	n/a	n/a	1	775
2003	91	70	9	591	13	n/a	n/a	1	775
2004	93	76	9	588	11	n/a	n/a	4	781
2005	96	72	6	546	12	n/a	n/a	4	736
2006	67	66	4	574	17	n/a	n/a	5	733
2007	63	64	7	556	12	n/a	n/a	6	708
2008	73	54	8	556	10	n/a	n/a	0	701
2009	52	70	7	564	12	0	7	0	712
2010	53	59	6	553	7	3	17	0	698
2011	64	47	4	566	7	3	7	0	698
2012	62	49	4	587	6	0	9	0	717
2013	64	57	5	660	8	0	9	0	803
2014	67	70	5	651	4	0	16	0	813
2015	62	75	7	660	2	0	12	0	818
2016	54	100	6	675	7	0	9	0	851
2017	53	74	8	660	5	0	14	0	814
2018	42	89	6	667	7	0	17	0	828
2019	38	86	3	635	6	0	19	0	787
2020	43	101	2	639	8	0	22	0	815
2021	50	81	1	627	7	0	21	0	787
2022	47	84	2	635	7	0	16	0	791
2023	47	76	2	606	5	0	10	0	746
2024	48	74	4	629	0	0	9	0	764

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Longfellow Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	858	33.0	26.0	n/a
1989	987	37.0	26.6	n/a
1990	1005	37.0	27.1	n/a
1991	811	31.0	26.1	n/a
1992	720	31.5	22.8	71.1
1993	792	31.0	25.5	77.8
1994	860	33.0	26.1	81
1995	796	33.6	23.7	88.6
1996	796	33.6	23.7	88.6
1997	911	40.6	22.4	92.5
1998	749	43.3	17.3	91.6
1999	735	40.0	18.4	90.1
2000	811	44.5	18.2	88.8
2001	791	45.0	17.6	92.3
2002	775	38.9	19.9	90.8
2003	775	38.9	19.9	90.8
2004	781	36.0	21.7	90.3
2005	736	36.0	20.4	93.9
2006	733	38.0	19.3	94.4
2007	708	36.0	19.7	83.6
2008	701	40.0	17.5	86.2
2009	712	35.0	19.2	94
2010	698	40.0	17.4	96.1
2011	698	n/a	n/a	96.8
2012	717	34.1	20.9	n/a
2013	803	34.1	23.5	96.3
2014	813	37.0	21.9	93
2015	818	37.0	22.1	97.6
2016	851	40.0	21.2	95.1
2017	814	39.0	20.8	96.3
2018	828	40.0	20.7	97
2019	787	42.0	18.7	98.2
2020	815	n/a	n/a	97.8
2021	787	39.4	19.9	98.5
2022	791	38.0	20.8	91.9
2023	746	36.0	20.7	94.5
2024	764	38.4	19.8	97.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Longfellow Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	858	33.0	26.0	n/a
1989	987	37.0	26.6	n/a
1990	1005	37.0	27.1	n/a
1991	811	31.0	26.1	n/a
1992	720	31.5	22.8	71.1
1993	792	31.0	25.5	77.8
1994	860	33.0	26.1	81
1995	796	33.6	23.7	88.6
1996	796	33.6	23.7	88.6
1997	911	40.6	22.4	92.5
1998	749	43.3	17.3	91.6
1999	735	40.0	18.4	90.1
2000	811	44.5	18.2	88.8
2001	791	45.0	17.6	92.3
2002	775	38.9	19.9	90.8
2003	775	38.9	19.9	90.8
2004	781	36.0	21.7	90.3
2005	736	36.0	20.4	93.9
2006	733	38.0	19.3	94.4
2007	708	36.0	19.7	83.6
2008	701	40.0	17.5	86.2
2009	712	35.0	19.2	94
2010	698	40.0	17.4	96.1
2011	698	n/a	n/a	96.8
2012	717	34.1	20.9	n/a
2013	803	34.1	23.5	96.3
2014	813	37.0	21.9	93
2015	818	37.0	22.1	97.6
2016	851	40.0	21.2	95.1
2017	814	39.0	20.8	96.3
2018	828	40.0	20.7	97
2019	787	42.0	18.7	98.2
2020	815	n/a	n/a	97.8
2021	787	39.4	19.9	98.5
2022	791	38.0	20.8	91.9
2023	746	36.0	20.7	94.5
2024	764	38.4	19.8	97.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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