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Longfellow School-Portland

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow School-Portland is an exceptional elementary school in Portland, Maine, serving 274 students in grades PK-5. This school consistently outperforms the Portland Public Schools district and the state of Maine in academic proficiency, with 87.93% of students proficient or better in ELA, 82.05% in Math, and 76.32% in Science, compared to the district's 62.33%, 46.69%, and 34.65%, respectively.

Longfellow School-Portland has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Maine, reaching as high as 2nd out of 289 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years. The school's strong performance extends across different student groups, with the school ranking 3rd out of 251 Maine elementary schools for both female and male students, and 2nd out of 150 schools for white students. While the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 25.5% in 2022-2023, it still remains lower than the Portland Public Schools district average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Portland Public Schools district, Longfellow School-Portland stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This highlights the school's ability to provide a quality education to its students, even within a district that has lower overall performance.

263

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,404

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

432 Stevens AV
Portland, ME 04103

(207) 874-8195

District: Portland Public Schools

Students who attend Longfellow School-Portland usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Casco Bay High School
	Deering High School
	Portland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Two or more races:

8.7%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (84% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maine elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg51%

Maine avg53%

2^nd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Portland Public Schools

102^nd of 176Portland Public Schools among Maine 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	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	2 of 289	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	5 of 288	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	2 of 290	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	40 of 210	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	49 of 228	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	96.1	5 of 258	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	12 of 254	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	16 of 256	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	17 of 255	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	79.1	66 of 284	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	29 of 261	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	19 of 258	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.9	12 of 186	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	72.7	30 of 193	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	60.2	68 of 209	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	85.6	10 of 192	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	3 of 251	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	52.5	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	51 of 153	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	42 of 248	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	3 of 251	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	6 of 90	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	19 of 153	87.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	13 of 192	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	2 of 150	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+24 vs state

Mathematics82%+33 vs state

Science76%+40 vs state

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Schools Near Longfellow School-Portland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Longfellow School-Portland	Public	PK, KG-5	432 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8195	263	23	11.4	27.0%	205 (77.9%)	22 (8.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	98	2^nd of 289 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.7	5^th of 288 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	87.9	82.1	76.3	$21,404
Ocean Avenue	Public	K-5	150 Ocean AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8180	337	32	10.4	41.2%	198 (58.8%)	81 (24.0%)	29 (8.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	58.9	135^th of 289 public elementary schools	53.3%		75	74^th of 288 public elementary schools	74.3%	61	66.9	58.3	29.0	$23,992
Amanda C Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Orono RD	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8205	470	45	10.4	45.1%	294 (62.6%)	81 (17.2%)	32 (6.8%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	67.1	102^nd of 289 public elementary schools	64.7%		49.9	163^rd of 288 public elementary schools	43.4%	61	75.3	57.1	27.3	$21,816
Gerald E Talbot Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Forest AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8210	394	37	10.5	70.8%	150 (38.1%)	158 (40.1%)	32 (8.1%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	14.5	265^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.3%		36.7	216^th of 288 public elementary schools	25.0%	49	47.9	37.7		$25,620
Presumpscot School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Presumpscot ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8220	266	25	10.4	59.4%	115 (43.2%)	85 (32.0%)	34 (12.8%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	71.1	88^th of 289 public elementary schools	69.6%		68.3	97^th of 288 public elementary schools	66.3%	9	76.1	65.3	18.4	$21,008
Howard C Reiche Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Brackett ST	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8175	467	45	10.2	72.8%	134 (28.7%)	209 (44.8%)	100 (21.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	12.8	269^th of 289 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.4	267^th of 288 public elementary schools	7.3%	2	49.5	35.5	14.7	$21,613
East End Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 North ST	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8228	391	40	9.7	77.2%	109 (27.9%)	190 (48.6%)	48 (12.3%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	14.2	266^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.0%		24.8	250^th of 288 public elementary schools	13.2%	16	45.7	40.7	10.0	$24,808
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	489	40	12.2	37.6%	265 (54.2%)	129 (26.4%)	27 (5.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	76	71^st of 289 public elementary schools	75.4%		68.9	95^th of 288 public elementary schools	67.0%	24	72.3	72.6	29.1	$18,970
Oxford-Cumberland Canal School	Public	K-4	102 Glenwood Avenue	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0840	188	22	8.6	72.3%	108 (57.4%)	44 (23.4%)	22 (11.7%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	43.7	184^th of 289 public elementary schools	36.3%		49.9	162^nd of 288 public elementary schools	43.8%	22	48.6	62.5		$26,815
Waldo T Skillin Elementary School	Public	K-4	180 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 773-7375	302	32	9.3	61.3%	137 (45.4%)	100 (33.1%)	38 (12.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	48.9	170^th of 289 public elementary schools	41.2%		74.3	79^th of 288 public elementary schools	72.6%	91	57.6	58.2		$27,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow School-Portland

How many students attend Longfellow School-Portland?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Longfellow School-Portland.

Is Longfellow School-Portland a good school?

Yes! Longfellow School-Portland is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 289 Maine elementary schools.

What district is Longfellow School-Portland in?

Portland Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow School-Portland?

Students at Longfellow School-Portland are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow School-Portland attend?

Students who attend Longfellow School-Portland usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Casco Bay High School
High : Deering High School
High : Portland High School

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