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Longfellow Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a 701-student K–6 school in Riverside, California, in the Riverside Unified area. SchoolDigger places it at the 25th statewide percentile and gives it one star for 2025–26. Most importantly, its proficiency rates are below district and state averages in all three subjects, and it ranks near the bottom of nearby schools—especially in science.

Math is Longfellow’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while science is its weakest. In 2025–26, 27% of students were proficient in math, compared with a nearby-school average of 32%; ELA was 31% versus 40%, and science was 18% versus 28%. Longfellow ranked fourth-lowest of 10 same-district schools in math, third-lowest in ELA, and second-lowest in science. Its scores also trailed district and state rates: ELA was 16 points below the district and 18 below California; math was 8 and 12 points below; science was 14 and 18 points below. Fifth-grade math and sixth-grade ELA stand out as particular low points: both were the lowest among the 10 schools, at 17% and 30%, respectively.

Results have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose from 27% to 31%, math from 22% to 27%, and science from 11% to 18% by 2025–26. The statewide percentile also rebounded from 14 to 25, though it remains below the school’s 33rd-percentile standing in 2021–22. In 2024–25, 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest rate among nearby peers; the student-teacher ratio was 23.3, close to the peer average of 23.4. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for students receiving special education services was a notable bright spot at the 73rd percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 25th percentile. Its ranking for homeless students moved the other way, falling from the 33rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 13th in 2024–25.

701

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,519

Per pupil spending ?

93.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

84%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3691 Franklin Ave
Riverside, CA 92507

(951) 788-7335

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	University Heights Middle
High:	John W. North High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

California avg42%

4,373^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

759^th of 1,530Riverside 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
2026	25.2	4373 of 5817	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	5047 of 5857	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4597 of 5869	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4547 of 5859	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3937 of 5883	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3476 of 5789	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3794 of 5662	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	4014 of 5692	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	3655 of 5614	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.2	4010 of 5611	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	4287 of 5530	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	4449 of 5390	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	4121 of 5377	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	4702 of 5314	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	3570 of 5193	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	3047 of 5113	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.6	3253 of 5113	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.3	3567 of 4818	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.2	3211 of 4822	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.1	3925 of 4809	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1576 of 2227	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	2214 of 2585	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1818 of 2128	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	2365 of 3162	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2287 of 3245	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	2289 of 3311	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1577 of 3275	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	2276 of 3246	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	4230 of 5581	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	4588 of 5597	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4121 of 5612	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4248 of 5609	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3512 of 5635	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3572 of 5492	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3728 of 5413	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	3357 of 5094	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.0	4115 of 5107	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3787 of 5107	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3575 of 5087	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	2999 of 5084	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2344 of 4963	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	2868 of 4830	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	373 of 429	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	243 of 364	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	3793 of 5423	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	4521 of 5460	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4067 of 5517	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3756 of 5363	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	3003 of 5264	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2505 of 5173	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	2952 of 5084	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	4188 of 5603	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	5075 of 5628	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4693 of 5643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4501 of 5638	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4100 of 5663	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	3171 of 5510	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3689 of 5431	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	789 of 2927	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	31.0	1941 of 2847	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1885 of 2635	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1754 of 2420	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	3691 Franklin Ave	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7335	701	30	23.3	93.0%	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	633 (90.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	25.2	4373^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.8%		17.6	5047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	674	18.1		18.1	28.9	34.2	33.3	29.5			31.3	34.0	32.5	17.0	22.9			26.6	84%	0%	$18,519	$965	$17,554
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-6	4660 Ottawa Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7462	669	29	22.9	84.3%	38 (5.7%)	73 (10.9%)	510 (76.2%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	20	4815^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.2%		27	4224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	591	21.6		21.6	18.8	24.5	30.7	40.8			29.0	14.1	19.2	18.2	19.4			17.8	95%	0%	$20,029	$941	$19,088
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	4324 Third St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7453	332	14	23.7	81.0%	41 (12.3%)	26 (7.8%)	241 (72.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	53.3	2420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.4%		44.9	2893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	473	31.4		31.4	35.6	56.5	51.4	52.1			48.9	41.3	40.4	31.4	45.8			40.3	93%	0%	$20,551	$955	$19,596
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1925 Orange St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7466	593	28	21.1	88.0%	21 (3.5%)	29 (4.9%)	530 (89.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	29.1	4074^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.0%		27.8	4155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%	81	30.9		30.9	27.8	32.6	38.3	39.7			34.1	32.2	27.9	21.0	20.6			25.9	97%	0%	$19,143	$1,168	$17,975
REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	91716	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	645	23	28.0	57.1%	93 (14.4%)	106 (16.4%)	345 (53.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.8%)	63	1928^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.9%		53	2435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%	507	42.4	28.6	38.9	54.4	50.6	58.1	56.0	50.0	56.7	54.1	51.1	46.2	40.7	34.5	27.7	16.7	39.2	97%	0%	$19,032	$972	$18,060
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	2433 Central Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7451	603	23	26.1	62.5%	153 (25.4%)	34 (5.6%)	371 (61.5%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.5%)	44.9	2923^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.8%		38.5	3314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	391	25.0		25.0	35.1	47.7	39.0	52.4			43.6	42.6	38.6	25.0	42.7			37.1	≥ 98%		$19,069	$874	$18,195
Patricia Beatty Elementary	Public	K-6	4261 Latham Rd.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-2070	494	21	23.6	84.8%	17 (3.4%)	35 (7.1%)	383 (77.5%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	36.1	3491^st of 5817 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.4	3045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%	446	35.3		35.3	27.5	39.7	47.1	41.8			38.3	30.4	38.2	26.0	21.4			29.6	88%	0%	$20,957	$1,081	$19,876
Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	603	27	22.1	89.9%	46 (7.6%)	75 (12.4%)	421 (69.8%)	31 (5.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	15.1	5215^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.8	5363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%	148	12.0		12.0	15.6	24.5	18.7	30.7			22.2	25.6	18.3	20.3	14.5			19.8	88%	0%	$19,547	$1,105	$18,442
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	3975 Maplewood Pl.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7274	535	21	25.1	73.1%	111 (20.7%)	16 (3.0%)	375 (70.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	57.8	2168^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.7%		66.3	1773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%	395	37.5		37.5	42.1	60.0	56.9	54.2			53.1	48.7	38.6	36.1	36.1			40.0	98%	0%	$18,595	$651	$17,944
Pachappa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Riverside Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7355	676	28	23.8	76.9%	108 (16.0%)	29 (4.3%)	475 (70.3%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.7%)	57.1	2206^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.1%		66.1	1786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	420	36.6		36.6	53.6	46.7	46.2	50.7			49.1	66.7	26.6	43.0	41.1			43.9	87%	1%	$19,683	$594	$19,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : University Heights Middle
High : John W. North High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.8% of California elementary schools.

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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