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Longfellow Elementary School

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Longfellow Elementary School ranks 592 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mesa, Arizona, with 443 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the Mesa Unified District and the state of Arizona on standardized tests.

Longfellow Elementary has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, with particularly low performance among Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.74% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Nearby Keller Elementary and Robson Elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District struggle with similar academic challenges, while the nearby Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus, a public charter school, significantly outperforms Longfellow and the district on academic measures.

Despite Longfellow's per-student spending being comparable to the nearby district schools, the high-performing Franklin Accelerated Academy spends less per student and has a higher student-teacher ratio. This suggests that Longfellow and the surrounding district schools may benefit from examining the practices and strategies employed by the charter school to better support their students and improve academic outcomes.

440

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,423

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 S Hall
Mesa, AZ 85204-2409

(480) 472-6526

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Poston Junior High School
High:	Mesa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

White:

8.2%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg39%

Arizona avg41%

592^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Mesa Unified District

177^th of 289Mesa Unified District among Arizona 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	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	592 of 909	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.4	876 of 912	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1095 of 1245	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1087 of 1226	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	934 of 1039	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1048 of 1109	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	892 of 1106	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	985 of 1079	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	874 of 955	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	916 of 1079	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	985 of 1158	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.2	856 of 1141	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	884 of 1075	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	875 of 1090	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	875 of 1062	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.8	502 of 895	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	585 of 620	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	387 of 451	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	61 of 155	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	1122 of 1219	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1024 of 1219	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	961 of 1023	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	265 of 306	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	1019 of 1170	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1033 of 1198	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	630 of 709	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	857 of 911	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	295 of 549	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.1	532 of 556	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	959 of 1116	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	756 of 820	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	1049 of 1216	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1107 of 1220	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	959 of 1032	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	572 of 654	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.5	156 of 171	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	924 of 1201	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.8	846 of 1024	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	590 of 1161	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2021)44th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2021)23rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)14th percentile~ school

Male (2023)14th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)13th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2021)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)8th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)6th percentile-6 vs school

Migrant (2021)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	440	28	15.4		36 (8.2%)	19 (4.3%)	366 (83.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	27.2	592^nd of 909 public elementary schools	34.9%		9.4	876^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.9%	284	31.0	38.0			33.0	32.0				$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350
EAGLE College Preparatory School- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	1619 E Main St	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	EAGLE College Prep Mesa LLC.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 638-0802	146	9	16.2		5 (3.4%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 E 8th Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6500	518	28	18.7		205 (39.6%)	20 (3.9%)	256 (49.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	95	34^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.8	32^nd of 912 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	76.0	75.0	70.0	84.0	82.0	79.0	71.0	81.0	60.0	$7,997	$115	$18	$248	$7,752	$111	$7,864
Robson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2122 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6600	397	30	13.4		83 (20.9%)	22 (5.5%)	246 (62.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.5%)	21.7	678^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.4%		22.1	665^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.1%	13	20.0	37.0	29.0	37.0	24.0	31.0		19.0	27.0	$9,878	$750	$162	$1,663	$8,771	$194	$8,966
Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Lazona Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6300	442	29	15.2		43 (9.7%)	15 (3.4%)	354 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	13.4	819^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.5	830^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.0%	11	21.0	24.0		25.0	26.0	23.0				$8,627	$646	$120	$1,411	$7,700	$161	$7,861
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	441	28	15.5		34 (7.7%)	16 (3.6%)	372 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	11.2	853^rd of 909 public elementary schools	6.2%		17.4	750^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.8%	103	21.0	23.0	21.0	22.0	20.0					$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N Hunt Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7500	480	34	14.3		77 (16.0%)	28 (5.8%)	329 (68.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.8%)	15.6	772^nd of 909 public elementary schools	15.1%		20.1	697^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.6%	75		28.0		27.0		22.0		21.0		$9,847	$894	$152	$1,941	$8,089	$711	$8,800
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	948 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5556	536	34	15.7		28 (5.2%)	14 (2.6%)	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)				21.0		27.0				$8,402	$561	$157	$1,278	$7,504	$180	$7,684
Montessori Education Centre Charter School - North Campus	Public, Charter	K-7	815 N Gilbert Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Montessori Education Centre Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-1381	186	17	11.2		106 (57.0%)	7 (3.8%)	57 (30.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	79.7	157^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.7%		69.7	253^rd of 912 public elementary schools	72.3%	96	50.0	68.0			64.0						$00			$00
Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1445 E Hilton Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6171	581	39	15.0		91 (15.7%)	27 (4.6%)	411 (70.7%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	16.5	758^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.1	797^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.6%	39	22.0	35.0		20.0						$11,743	$1,221	$73	$2,515	$9,199	$1,250	$10,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Poston Junior High School
High : Mesa High School

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary School?

Students at Longfellow Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Longfellow Elementary School a good school?

Longfellow Elementary School ranks 592^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Longfellow Elementary School.

What district is Longfellow Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

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