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Longfellow Elementary

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Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 231 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Kansas City 33 school district, which is ranked 335 out of 376 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longfellow Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 67.53% African American, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 26.75% to 73.56% African American students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools, with performance on state assessments (MAP tests) well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, over 98% of Longfellow's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

While Longfellow Elementary spends between $16,448 to $18,675 per student, which is higher than the state average, the academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding and reducing class sizes may not be the sole solution to improving student achievement. The nearby schools, including Primitivo Garcia Elementary, Phillis Wheatley Elementary, Faxon Elementary, and Foreign Language Academy, all have similar low performance and high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, indicating that the challenges faced by Longfellow Elementary are not unique but are systemic issues within the Kansas City 33 school district.

231

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2830 Holmes
Kansas City, MO 64109-1145

(816) 418-5325

District: Kansas City 33

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.5%

White:

15.6%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2012 → 13th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school18%

District avg17%

Missouri avg42%

Not ranked this year

Longfellow Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

305^th of 367Kansas City 33 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	777 of 898	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	726 of 908	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	775 of 901	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	993 of 1052	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1018 of 1045	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.7	1022 of 1032	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	940 of 1058	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	1014 of 1089	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	1015 of 1108	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	1029 of 1085	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	1036 of 1088	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	1023 of 1066	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.3	966 of 1053	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	1041 of 1084	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	1037 of 1080	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	1024 of 1074	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	139 of 185	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	82 of 184	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	44 of 163	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	175 of 250	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	209 of 243	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	435 of 611	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	235 of 532	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	341 of 574	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	856 of 907	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	864 of 887	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)29th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2023)25th percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts22%-20 vs state

Mathematics13%-27 vs state

Science12%-28 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Kansas City 33

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 68% African American, 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 231 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

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