Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks 1187 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 961 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 22% White, 14% African American, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hughes Middle High : Polytechnic High

Longfellow Elementary

Summary:

Longfellow Elementary is a public elementary school in Long Beach, California, serving 965 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 654 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Longfellow Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 54.01% to 68.48% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 46.72% to 59.46% in Mathematics. The school also excels in Science, with a 50.61% proficiency rate in 5th grade CAST, compared to 30.82% for the district and 32.68% for the state. Notably, Longfellow's African American and Hispanic students perform at higher levels than their counterparts in the district and state, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools. However, the school's Asian and multi-racial students perform below the state average, suggesting a need to address potential equity issues.

While Longfellow's academic performance is impressive, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.4% in 2017-2018 to 26.9% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools, Longfellow outperforms most in academic achievement, with schools like Los Cerritos Elementary and Riley Elementary also demonstrating strong performance. However, some nearby schools, such as Barton Elementary and Dooley Elementary, struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

3800 Olive Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807-3577

(562) 595-0308

District: Long Beach Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1187^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,818

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hughes Middle
High:	Polytechnic High

Student/teacher ratio: 30.0

Number of students: 961

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

White:

21.5%

African American:

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Longfellow Elementary ranks better than 79.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 53 ranked elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.22. (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 Student population at Longfellow Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.6%), White (21.5%), African American (14.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.6% 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 30. 51 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Longfellow Elementary is $6,818. 51 elementary schools in the Long Beach Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Longfellow Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Longfellow Elementary 1187^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Longfellow Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Long Beach Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Long Beach Unified 654^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	80.86	864^th	4809	82.0%
2005	85.05	724^th	4822	85.0%
2006	83.64	799^th	4818	83.4%
2007	85.24	741^st	5113	85.5%
2008	82.12	876^th	5113	82.9%
2009	81.93	893^rd	5193	82.8%
2010	89.45	472^nd	5314	91.1%
2011	88.94	494^th	5377	90.8%
2012	81.89	919^th	5390	82.9%
2013	73.16	1422^nd	5530	74.3%
2015	68.87	1543^rd	5611	72.5%
2016	69.57	1543^rd	5614	72.5%
2017	67.69	1668^th	5692	70.7%
2018	76.39	1298^th	5662	77.1%
2019	77.17	1285^th	5789	77.8%
2021	74.53	333^rd	1417	76.5%
2022	74.33	1434^th	5883	75.6%
2023	74.54	1398^th	5874	76.2%
2024	79.22	1187^th	5862	79.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.01	209^th	339	38.3%
2019	65.06	175^th	445	60.7%
2022	44.20	387^th	610	36.6%
2023	56.66	326^th	669	51.3%
2024	65.89	261^st	669	61.0%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	73.91	409^th	3311	87.6%
2024	46.05	1410^th	3160	55.4%

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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	75.72	374^th	2420	84.5%
2024	70.66	484^th	2634	81.6%

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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	74.64	939^th	5084	81.5%
2019	70.23	1169^th	5173	77.4%
2021	81.32	132^nd	1110	88.1%
2022	68.63	1233^rd	5264	76.6%
2023	69.95	1237^th	5374	77.0%
2024	75.61	1024^th	5511	81.4%

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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
2022	80.82	37^th	356	89.6%
2023	77.48	47^th	336	86.0%

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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	76.38	1226^th	5413	77.4%
2019	74.18	1327^th	5492	75.8%
2021	74.74	291^st	1267	77.0%
2022	72.28	1428^th	5635	74.7%
2023	72.64	1393^rd	5617	75.2%
2024	76.42	1229^th	5605	78.1%

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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	92.97	121^st	2128	94.3%
2019	95.22	84^th	2585	96.8%
2021	97.75	8^th	293	97.3%
2022	66.04	490^th	2227	78.0%

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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	74.46	1303^rd	5431	76.0%
2019	77.25	1204^th	5510	78.1%
2021	70.99	333^rd	1272	73.8%
2022	73.96	1349^th	5663	76.2%
2023	73.23	1363^rd	5650	75.9%
2024	78.95	1109^th	5636	80.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.66	664^th	1071	38.0%
2019	46.67	744^th	1149	35.2%
2022	53.65	680^th	1154	41.1%
2023	48.27	771^st	1190	35.2%
2024	59.28	622^nd	1203	48.3%

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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	85.62	56^th	700	92.0%
2019	82.13	85^th	747	88.6%
2022	74.52	113^th	663	83.0%
2023	80.92	87^th	662	86.9%
2024	68.84	130^th	593	78.1%

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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	76.76	818^th	4830	83.1%
2019	75.83	888^th	4963	82.1%
2022	73.41	998^th	5084	80.4%
2023	78.68	800^th	5098	84.3%
2024	80.55	700^th	5102	86.3%

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Rank History for White students at Longfellow Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.78	610^th	2737	77.7%
2019	71.85	746^th	2834	73.7%
2022	81.99	374^th	2726	86.3%
2023	78.15	502^nd	2662	81.1%
2024	90.39	80^th	2647	97.0%

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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	387	171	107	144	6	n/a	n/a	0	815
1989	378	186	143	177	5	n/a	n/a	0	889
1990	415	124	122	146	4	n/a	n/a	0	811
1991	412	117	102	141	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1992	384	108	107	136	4	n/a	n/a	0	739
1993	375	127	137	152	5	n/a	n/a	0	796
1994	363	146	133	129	7	n/a	n/a	0	778
1995	348	174	174	134	8	n/a	n/a	0	838
1996	348	174	174	134	8	n/a	n/a	0	838
1997	356	196	176	162	9	n/a	n/a	0	899
1998	364	188	178	165	7	n/a	n/a	0	902
1999	364	198	183	172	7	n/a	n/a	0	924
2000	359	188	198	184	3	n/a	n/a	0	932
2001	355	195	191	193	4	n/a	n/a	0	938
2002	327	188	189	220	1	n/a	n/a	0	925
2003	327	188	189	220	1	n/a	n/a	0	925
2004	319	197	185	238	2	n/a	n/a	1	942
2005	293	194	177	231	2	n/a	n/a	0	897
2006	274	195	150	232	2	n/a	n/a	6	859
2007	257	193	155	225	1	n/a	n/a	4	835
2008	257	184	143	233	1	n/a	n/a	0	818
2009	244	157	137	246	2	10	26	0	822
2010	232	155	156	262	1	6	39	0	851
2011	251	142	174	251	1	9	53	0	881
2012	257	176	198	342	2	12	90	0	1077
2013	244	170	189	353	5	13	112	0	1086
2014	238	190	192	360	4	14	93	0	1091
2015	229	189	187	361	4	11	99	0	1080
2016	222	171	165	373	3	7	112	0	1053
2017	182	169	146	371	2	8	124	0	1002
2018	178	165	145	361	3	15	127	0	994
2019	162	147	149	368	2	15	147	0	990
2020	165	152	135	351	1	18	137	0	959
2021	165	150	133	350	2	18	115	0	933
2022	179	129	123	338	1	18	95	0	883
2023	204	137	127	390	1	15	91	0	965
2024	207	139	115	409	1	13	76	1	961

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	815	32.6	25.0	n/a
1989	889	37.0	24.0	n/a
1990	811	32.0	25.3	n/a
1991	772	32.3	23.9	n/a
1992	739	32.8	22.5	32.7
1993	796	32.0	24.9	26.4
1994	778	31.5	24.7	40.5
1995	838	32.0	26.2	33.8
1996	838	32.0	26.2	33.8
1997	899	36.6	24.6	36.3
1998	902	36.0	25.1	39.6
1999	924	45.0	20.5	40.3
2000	932	44.0	21.2	35.2
2001	938	44.4	21.1	36.5
2002	925	42.0	22.0	37.1
2003	925	42.0	22.0	37.1
2004	942	40.8	23.1	36.2
2005	897	40.8	22.0	33.8
2006	859	39.8	21.6	36.6
2007	835	38.6	21.6	37.3
2008	818	46.2	17.7	33.9
2009	822	36.0	20.0	33.6
2010	851	44.0	19.3	33.5
2011	881	n/a	n/a	34.8
2012	1077	37.0	29.1	n/a
2013	1086	36.0	30.1	36.8
2014	1091	35.5	30.7	41.5
2015	1080	36.0	30.0	41.4
2016	1053	34.0	30.9	40.4
2017	1002	33.0	30.3	43.3
2018	994	31.0	32.0	42.6
2019	990	31.6	31.3	44.6
2020	959	n/a	n/a	44.1
2021	933	31.0	30.0	42.3
2022	883	31.0	28.4	37.4
2023	965	33.0	29.2	34.2
2024	961	32.0	30.0	38.6

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	815	32.6	25.0	n/a
1989	889	37.0	24.0	n/a
1990	811	32.0	25.3	n/a
1991	772	32.3	23.9	n/a
1992	739	32.8	22.5	32.7
1993	796	32.0	24.9	26.4
1994	778	31.5	24.7	40.5
1995	838	32.0	26.2	33.8
1996	838	32.0	26.2	33.8
1997	899	36.6	24.6	36.3
1998	902	36.0	25.1	39.6
1999	924	45.0	20.5	40.3
2000	932	44.0	21.2	35.2
2001	938	44.4	21.1	36.5
2002	925	42.0	22.0	37.1
2003	925	42.0	22.0	37.1
2004	942	40.8	23.1	36.2
2005	897	40.8	22.0	33.8
2006	859	39.8	21.6	36.6
2007	835	38.6	21.6	37.3
2008	818	46.2	17.7	33.9
2009	822	36.0	20.0	33.6
2010	851	44.0	19.3	33.5
2011	881	n/a	n/a	34.8
2012	1077	37.0	29.1	n/a
2013	1086	36.0	30.1	36.8
2014	1091	35.5	30.7	41.5
2015	1080	36.0	30.0	41.4
2016	1053	34.0	30.9	40.4
2017	1002	33.0	30.3	43.3
2018	994	31.0	32.0	42.6
2019	990	31.6	31.3	44.6
2020	959	n/a	n/a	44.1
2021	933	31.0	30.0	42.3
2022	883	31.0	28.4	37.4
2023	965	33.0	29.2	34.2
2024	961	32.0	30.0	38.6

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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