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Longfellow Elementary

Q: Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks 3630 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a K-8 public school serving about 450 students in the Compton Unified district, operating in a high-need community where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is on an upward trend, reaching its highest state ranking in years, but it still performs below most other schools in the area. For example, its test scores in English and math are lower than both the district and state averages, and it ranks significantly lower than nearby schools like Laurel Street Elementary and Tibby Elementary, which serve similar student populations. Performance varies widely by grade, with middle school math being a particular challenge.

The school spends more per student than many of its peers, yet achieves lower results, indicating resources may not be translating directly to outcomes. There are bright spots: the school has shown dramatic recent improvement for English learners and is relatively effective for its African American and Hispanic students. However, it struggles significantly with its special education students and has had volatile attendance rates in the past, though current attendance is better than average.

450

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,075

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 South Dwight St.
Compton, CA 90220-4496

(310) 898-6460

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

High:

Compton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

African American:

22.2%

Pacific Islander:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,630^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,610^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton Unified among California districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3630 of 5857	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4087 of 5869	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3865 of 5859	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4518 of 5883	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4214 of 5789	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4572 of 5662	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	4236 of 5692	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	3523 of 5614	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	3659 of 5611	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.2	4025 of 5530	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	3931 of 5390	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	4242 of 5377	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	4787 of 5314	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	4229 of 5193	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	4986 of 5113	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	4966 of 5113	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	4390 of 4818	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	4333 of 4822	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	4648 of 4809	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	280 of 569	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	306 of 593	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	191 of 661	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	290 of 663	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	333 of 747	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	347 of 700	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1572 of 2227	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2156 of 2585	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	1090 of 3162	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.1	3198 of 3245	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2682 of 3311	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1644 of 3275	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	2815 of 3246	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	3206 of 5597	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4430 of 5612	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3873 of 5609	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4572 of 5635	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3912 of 5492	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4221 of 5413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	2056 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	2592 of 5107	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	2468 of 5087	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	2994 of 5084	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2847 of 4963	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3275 of 4830	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	2795 of 5460	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3337 of 5517	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2842 of 5363	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3411 of 5264	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3279 of 5173	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3440 of 5084	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	3710 of 5628	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3449 of 5643	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3588 of 5638	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4095 of 5663	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4051 of 5510	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4496 of 5431	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1610 of 2761	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1700 of 2783	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1541 of 2781	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1835 of 2740	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1238 of 2715	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1409 of 2533	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1691 of 2551	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1133 of 2531	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	1739 of 2509	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1236 of 2380	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	1039 of 2262	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1168 of 2395	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	926 of 2388	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	765 of 2374	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1147 of 2359	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	473 of 2213	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	694 of 2072	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1169 of 2542	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1287 of 2579	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	984 of 2531	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1263 of 2458	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	710 of 2369	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	660 of 2230	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1543 of 2534	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1415 of 2552	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1685 of 2538	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1516 of 2527	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	989 of 2407	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	1113 of 2273	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	450	18	25.0	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	100 (22.2%)	341 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	3630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.3	4087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	457	19.7	13.0	17.0	34.6	40.7	39.4	43.9	50.0	43.5	41.3	29.1	41.8	28.8	9.8	33.3	21.7	28.1	90.9					94.6	$24,075	$3,713	$20,362
Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	78.6	1212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		64	1875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	663	32.1	29.6	31.3	79.0	72.7	71.7	39.5	62.5	66.7	65.4	76.3	54.6	75.5	55.8	56.3	44.4	62.0							$23,158	$4,045	$19,113
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	40.8	3167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.2	3422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	255	13.9	15.4	14.3	40.3	37.2	42.2	57.4	49.0	57.7	45.5	46.3	33.3	25.0	29.5	30.0	34.6	33.2	96.5	96.5					$21,612	$3,955	$17,657
Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	370	15	25.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	73 (19.7%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	2518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		42.4	3041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	523	14.3	46.2	21.0	48.8	42.5	35.4	58.1	41.2	61.5	45.8	62.8	57.5	28.6	41.9	29.4	53.9	46.1	90.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	92.0	$24,221	$5,019	$19,202
Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	76.4	1320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.4	1391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	71	19.3	15.2	17.8	71.6	49.2	62.7	79.6	89.3	57.6	68.7	79.7	63.9	39.0	75.5	57.1	51.5	62.4	87.9	90.9	87.9	92.4	90.9	90.9	$22,358	$3,479	$18,879
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	217	9	24.2	82.0%	1 (0.5%)	84 (38.7%)	128 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	2045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		34.6	3557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	1512	20.7	22.2	21.3	61.3	40.0	55.2	47.6	37.5	50.0	50.4	74.2	65.0	34.5	28.6	0.0	50.0	45.2							$24,032	$4,293	$19,739
Dickison Elementary	Public	K-8	905 North Aranbe St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6160	681	28	24.3	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.2%)	620 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	49.4	2628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		37.7	3322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	694	19.4	13.6	18.1	59.6	42.4	52.2	38.3	50.0	42.9	48.9	46.3	41.2	26.4	35.4	45.5	31.8	38.7	91.3	93.5			92.4		$21,450	$3,451	$17,999
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1421 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6390	268	11	25.0	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.2%)	217 (81.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	49.4	2629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		47.4	2708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.9%	79	20.0		20.0	46.4	36.4	45.7	50.0			44.2	71.4	39.4	31.4	37.5			44.2	82.9			94.3		91.4	$23,308	$3,642	$19,666
Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-8	1301 North Acacia Ave.	Compton	90227	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6360	459	18	24.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	413 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.5	3844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		41.8	3085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	759	16.7	8.7	14.7	29.5	36.7	34.7	43.8	53.9	39.1	36.8	36.4	35.0	29.2	18.8	57.7	17.4	32.8	95.3				95.3	96.9	$22,201	$4,012	$18,189
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-8	14431 Stanford Ave.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6320	331	14	22.8	90.3%	2 (0.6%)	94 (28.4%)	230 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	32	3798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.2%		32.6	3725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	9.6	15.4	10.8	41.0	35.4	40.4	33.3	69.0	61.5	43.5	42.5	33.3	19.2	27.3	51.7	53.9	34.4							$23,485	$4,420	$19,065

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Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks 3630^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Compton Unified

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Compton High

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

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