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Longfellow Elementary School

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Longfellow Elementary School ranks 331 st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary School serves 524 students from pre-K through grade 5 in Oak Park, Illinois, and is part of Oak Park Education Service District 97. Its 2025–2026 results were well above state averages in English language arts (ELA), math and fifth-grade science, but the clearest concern for parents is that its overall ELA result trails its district peers.

Math and fifth-grade science are Longfellow’s strongest comparisons: 63% of students were proficient in math and 71% in grade-5 science, each about 24 percentage points above the state; both results were also slightly above the district. ELA proficiency was 69%—13 points above the state, but 7 points below the district and lowest among its four district schools. Grade 4 is a particular area to ask about: its ELA result was 65%, 11 points below the district, and its math result was 55%, 10 points below. By contrast, Longfellow led its district peers in grade-3 ELA and grade-5 ELA and math.

Results have improved over the longer term, though they dipped from last year: ELA rose from 53% in 2023–2024 to 69% in 2025–2026 after reaching 74% in between, while math rose from 45% to 63% after reaching 67%. SchoolDigger placed Longfellow at the 81st statewide percentile with four stars in 2025–2026, second among the four district schools; its percentile was 88 the year before. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.1 to 1, the lowest among those four schools, and 19% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students ranked it at the 58th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 83rd percentile the year before, compared with Longfellow’s overall 81st percentile. Its measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 19th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 65th in 2024–2025, while the school’s overall percentile that year was 88.

524

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,999

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

715 Highland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60304-1526

(708) 524-3060

District: Oak Park Education Service District 97

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Percy Julian Middle School
High:	Oak Park & River Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg70%

Illinois avg48%

331^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Oak Park Education Service District 97

121^st of 738Oak Park Education Service District 97 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	331 of 1737	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	256 of 2056	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	357 of 2067	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	431 of 2077	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	400 of 2082	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	264 of 1948	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	463 of 2086	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	231 of 2037	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	91.2	141 of 2044	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.2	169 of 2046	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	116 of 2052	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	262 of 2093	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	85.7	258 of 2167	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	85.6	112 of 2166	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	80.6	332 of 2147	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	530 of 2139	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	414 of 2120	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	440 of 2092	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	542 of 2095	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	450 of 2086	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	68.3	742 of 2022	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	779 of 2030	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.6	721 of 2020	64.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	157 of 688	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	119 of 655	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	300 of 692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	176 of 684	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	338 of 711	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	181 of 698	74.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	198 of 1049	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	405 of 886	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	316 of 907	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	351 of 1286	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	246 of 1942	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	384 of 1942	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	414 of 1957	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	410 of 1970	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	231 of 1680	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	464 of 2019	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	178 of 1964	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	54 of 982	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	83 of 959	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	66 of 970	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	155 of 954	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	165 of 742	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	300 of 955	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	629 of 1800	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	637 of 1793	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	1463 of 1808	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	787 of 1763	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	707 of 1514	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	1338 of 1816	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	931 of 1765	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	331 of 1311	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	255 of 1947	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	343 of 1959	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	443 of 1984	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	343 of 1977	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	308 of 1707	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	445 of 2019	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	278 of 1972	85.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	50 of 120	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	40 of 93	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	49 of 93	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.9	15 of 95	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	29 of 89	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	7 of 78	91.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	84 of 201	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.0	219 of 1292	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	304 of 1195	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	298 of 1156	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	343 of 1113	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	173 of 640	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	354 of 1194	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	30 of 763	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	91 of 1149	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	86 of 1389	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	175 of 1392	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	180 of 1419	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	162 of 1425	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	135 of 1308	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	209 of 1462	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	58 of 1463	96.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+24 vs state

English Language Arts69%+13 vs state

Mathematics63%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highland Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3060	524	52	10.1	19.1%	263 (50.2%)	84 (16.0%)	89 (17.0%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.1%)	78.1	331^st of 1737 public elementary schools	80.9%		86.5	256^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.5%	75	71.1		69.9	64.5	73.7				69.0	74.0	54.8	63.2				63.2	96.4%		$24,999	$779	$24,220
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 S Cuyler Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3090	509	47	10.9	21.2%	264 (51.9%)	75 (14.7%)	78 (15.3%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.0%)	79	317^th of 1737 public elementary schools	81.8%		89.1	199^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.3%	118	68.0		66.7	76.6	65.0				69.5	76.4	61.7	59.0				64.7	97.7%		$24,545	$803	$23,742
Clark G R Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1045 S Monitor Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6225	134	14	9.5	80.6%	7 (5.2%)	58 (43.3%)	68 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)									30.4							13.9	92.8%		$33,897	$2,007	$31,890
Depriest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 S Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6800	419	38	11.0	76.4%	0 (0.0%)	366 (87.4%)	50 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)		28.3				29.4		26.1	17.2							7.1	93.5%		$25,619	$1,804	$23,815
Warren Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1225 S 60th Ct	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-2299	695	45	15.5	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	668 (96.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15.4	1486^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.5%		30.9	1410^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.4%	76	26.2		33.3	33.6	32.1	49.5			37.2	35.6	27.2		21.6			24.3	98.6%		$18,370	$1,279	$17,091
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1111 S Grove Ave	Oak Park	60304	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3110	580	47	12.3	17.8%	303 (52.2%)	78 (13.4%)	105 (18.1%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.9%)	75.8	366^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.9%		85.4	272^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	86.8%	94	77.4		61.3	76.0	72.6				70.8	62.2	57.9	53.8				57.5	98.7%		$21,629	$634	$20,995
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 945-5025	512	27	18.9	81.4%	2 (0.4%)	501 (97.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33.1	1136^th of 1737 public elementary schools	34.6%		37.3	1266^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.4%	130	46.7	31.7	47.2	32.2	62.1	59.6	47.3	60.0	51.5	35.3		21.7				16.1	97.1%		$20,628	$860	$19,768
Ellington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	243 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6361	510	40	12.9	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	422 (82.7%)	81 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)		28.6			23.9	30.6	29.3	20.0	23.3							5.0	90.5%		$22,625	$1,532	$21,093
William Beye Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 N Cuyler Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3070	397	28	14.0	17.6%	222 (55.9%)	58 (14.6%)	59 (14.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	74.3	380^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.1%		88	220^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.3%	160	63.8		59.7	88.0	60.9				70.4	68.3	80.0	44.9				64.7	99.2%		$21,019	$634	$20,385
Karel Havlicek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6401 15th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2451	490	33	14.8	75.7%	26 (5.3%)	38 (7.8%)	416 (84.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	38.1	1048^th of 1737 public elementary schools	39.7%		41.2	1187^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.3%	139	49.3		33.8	47.1	67.1				49.8	41.9	37.3	42.1				40.8	95.3%		$21,125	$1,264	$19,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary School

What district is Longfellow Elementary School in?

Oak Park Education Service District 97

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Percy Julian Middle School
High : Oak Park & River Forest High School

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary School?

Students at Longfellow Elementary School are 50% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% African American, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Longfellow Elementary School.

Is Longfellow Elementary School a good school?

Longfellow Elementary School ranks 331^st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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