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Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary

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Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary ranks 2593 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary is a public elementary school in Pasadena, California, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Pasadena Unified School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 2,199 out of 5,874 California elementary schools in 2022-2023 to a low of 3,002 out of 5,789 in 2018-2019.

Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary faces several challenges, including high rates of poverty, with 80.8% to 87.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years. The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, generally lags behind the Pasadena Unified School District and the state of California averages. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups have shown stronger performance, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools in recent years.

Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 27.3% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly, from $13,517 in 2020-2021 to $27,809 in 2023-2024, but its student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable. Compared to nearby schools, such as Aveson School of Leaders and Alma Fuerte Public, Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other elementary schools in the Pasadena Unified School District.

546

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,809

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1065 East Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91104-2498

(626) 396-5720

District: Pasadena Unified

Students who attend Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Charles W. Eliot Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

African American:

12.6%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,593^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Pasadena Unified

717^th of 1,543Pasadena 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2593 of 5857	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2487 of 5869	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	2196 of 5859	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	2997 of 5883	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	3002 of 5789	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	2375 of 5662	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	3111 of 5692	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.5	2323 of 5614	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.9	2866 of 5611	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	2813 of 5530	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	3108 of 5390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	2341 of 5377	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.9	2624 of 5314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.6	2449 of 5193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.6	3156 of 5113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	2826 of 5113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.1	2822 of 4818	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.5	2805 of 4822	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.2	3175 of 4809	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	422 of 663	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	314 of 747	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	312 of 700	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.1	955 of 2227	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	72.8	358 of 3162	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	446 of 3245	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	1240 of 3311	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	1018 of 3275	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.3	283 of 3246	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	2020 of 5597	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2377 of 5612	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	2198 of 5609	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2818 of 5635	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	3216 of 5492	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	2300 of 5413	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	1226 of 5107	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	1552 of 5107	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	1105 of 5087	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	2320 of 5084	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	1730 of 4963	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	1197 of 4830	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	2056 of 5460	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	1889 of 5517	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	1286 of 5363	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	2340 of 5264	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	2168 of 5173	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1544 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3068 of 5628	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	2412 of 5643	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	2057 of 5638	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	3032 of 5663	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2588 of 5510	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	2364 of 5431	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	312 of 2847	89.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2022)36th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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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 (Henry W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5720	546	23	24.2	74.2%	42 (7.7%)	69 (12.6%)	396 (72.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	50	2593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		51.4	2487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	106	32.4		32.4	47.2	52.2	38.9				46.6	44.4	42.9	26.8				38.9	95.8	98.3	98.3		98.3		$27,809	$5,796	$22,013
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Ashtabula St.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5780	411	17	24.9	79.1%	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.6%)	390 (94.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.8	5359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.7	5334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	25	16.7		16.7	21.7	18.1	20.0				19.9	25.4	18.1	7.7				17.3	95.7			96.8			$28,399	$5,064	$23,335
Altadena Elementary	Public	K-5	743 East Calaveras St.	Altadena	91001	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5650	527	23	23.4	52.9%	142 (26.9%)	65 (12.3%)	232 (44.0%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.7%)	57.7	2184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		56.6	2204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	20	36.9		36.9	53.9	50.6	40.9				48.9	51.3	54.4	26.9				45.1	81.6	86.8	93.4	92.1	85.5	84.2	$24,621	$3,965	$20,656
Washington Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-5	1520 North Raymond Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5840	428	20	21.6	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	41 (9.6%)	351 (82.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	27.7	4159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		21.1	4758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.9%	599	29.4		29.4	30.9	30.7	36.8				32.8	29.9	24.6	17.7				24.0	96.2			96.2			$29,101	$5,828	$23,273
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5740	277	14	19.7	76.2%	119 (43.0%)	14 (5.1%)	113 (40.8%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	42.6	3034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		52.2	2445^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	589	24.5		24.5	51.2	29.7	49.0				44.1	45.2	35.9	24.5				34.6	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2	95.2	$30,189	$5,547	$24,642
Twentieth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1358 East Walnut St.	Los Angeles	91106	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-7151	499	22	22.6	95.6%	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.8%)	458 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	39.6	3244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		38.2	3292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	48	17.5		17.5	36.6	39.7	41.6				39.2	46.3	42.0	27.5				38.5							$25,007	$4,756	$20,251
Alma Fuerte Public	Public, Charter	K-8	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Alma Fuerte Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-5265	227	12	18.9	77.1%	5 (2.2%)	35 (15.4%)	174 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	18.6	4961^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.9	5040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	79	31.3	0.0	14.7	19.1	21.7	31.3	18.2	26.7	16.7	22.3	14.3	13.0	37.5	9.1	10.0	0.0	13.1							$17,031	$1,583	$15,448
Aveson School of Leaders	Public, Charter	K-5	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Aveson School of Leaders District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-1440	279	17	16.7	27.6%	148 (53.0%)	14 (5.0%)	72 (25.8%)	28 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	69.8	1609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		76.8	1299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.9%	310	58.8		58.8	36.0	48.0	65.7				51.8	40.0	52.0	65.7				54.1	53.9	75.4	81.5	72.3	73.9	78.5	$17,889	$1,680	$16,209
Norma Coombs Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Paloma St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5660	370	17	21.7	64.1%	43 (11.6%)	60 (16.2%)	224 (60.5%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	50.4	2565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		43.3	2976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	411	34.2		34.2	45.5	40.7	63.2				48.5	39.5	39.2	31.6				37.1	94.4	96.3			94.4		$27,532	$4,713	$22,819
McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	19.4	4884^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.1	5117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.8%	233	16.1	12.3	14.1	28.6	32.1	27.9	29.2	21.0	25.4	26.9	31.1	17.2	14.5	11.9	10.0	11.0	14.8	92.8	97.1	95.7		97.1	97.1	$26,351	$4,288	$22,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary

Is Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary a good school?

Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary ranks 2593^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary in?

Pasadena Unified

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary?

Students at Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charles W. Eliot Middle

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