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Longfellow Elementary School

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Longfellow Elementary School ranks 476 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary School is a PK–5 school with 265 students in Rochester, Minnesota, part of the Rochester Public School District. In 2025–2026 it ranks 476th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools, at the 45th percentile with 2 stars — below the district's overall 50th percentile and down from the 78th percentile in 2021–2022 and the 56th in 2024–2025. Its free/reduced-lunch rate has declined from 45.88% in 2022–2023 to 36.6% in 2024–2025, placing it between the higher- and lower-income schools nearby.

Math is Longfellow's strongest signal: 56.5% proficiency versus 41.2% district and 44.9% state. Reading is a relative weakness at 39.5%, below district (47.1%) and state (48.6%), and science is 22.0%, slightly under district (25.4%) and state (25.5%), after swinging from 43.14% in 2023–2024 to 16.67% in 2024–2025 and back up. Compared with nearby schools, Longfellow trails Folwell Elementary School (76.0% math), Jefferson Elementary School (69.8%), Washington Elementary School (68.8%), Bamber Valley Elementary School (65.1%) and Lincoln K-8 School (62.4%), but clearly leads Riverside Central Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Pinewood Elementary School, MNSync Online Elementary and Rochester Math & Science Elementary.

Grade-level results are uneven. Third-grade math is 61.4% and fourth-grade math 69.2% — well above district and state — but fifth-grade math falls to 39.0%, slightly below both. Reading is below district and state at every tested grade, with the widest gap in fifth grade. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are mixed and have recently declined for female and low-income students, while special education rankings have improved from a very low starting point. One oddity: Pinewood Elementary is listed at the same street address as Longfellow, 0.02 miles away, yet its results are much lower in every subject.

265

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,148

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2435 20th St SE
Rochester, MN 55904-8888

(507) 328-3600

District: Rochester Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

African American:

17.4%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2026

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg41%

Minnesota avg43%

476^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Rochester Public School District

227^th of 458Rochester Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	476 of 869	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	388 of 872	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	429 of 881	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	191 of 858	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	325 of 869	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	342 of 870	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	416 of 847	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.8	368 of 853	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	503 of 848	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.0	487 of 840	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	559 of 826	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	522 of 824	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	513 of 820	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.2	437 of 814	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	472 of 803	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	321 of 434	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.7	306 of 781	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.2	624 of 777	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	592 of 756	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	580 of 685	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.6	465 of 676	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.4	439 of 674	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	196 of 315	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.5	65 of 298	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	77 of 310	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	42 of 282	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	69 of 227	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	39 of 283	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	53 of 266	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	53.0	102 of 303	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	459 of 790	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.9	231 of 799	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	192 of 809	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	232 of 799	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	275 of 783	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	232 of 787	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	222 of 774	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	493 of 764	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	416 of 764	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	382 of 793	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	232 of 663	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	525 of 683	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	480 of 740	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	319 of 728	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	429 of 807	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	493 of 812	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	593 of 826	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.8	227 of 808	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	400 of 784	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	397 of 798	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	498 of 779	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	315 of 562	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	337 of 572	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.1	391 of 417	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	255 of 710	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	281 of 714	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	277 of 730	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	126 of 725	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	169 of 710	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	207 of 722	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	293 of 712	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math56%+12 vs state

Reading40%-9 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3600	265	0	15.1	36.6%	146 (55.1%)	46 (17.4%)	44 (16.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	49.1	476^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.2%		58.5	388^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.5%	88	38.6	43.6	36.6				39.5	22.0		22.0	61.4	69.2	39.0				56.5	$12,148
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	380	0	15.1	45.0%	191 (50.3%)	54 (14.2%)	87 (22.9%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	22.4	710^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.3%		21	707^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.9%	3	31.0	32.2	25.3				29.2	16.2		16.2	38.6	40.7	22.7				33.0	$11,782
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3300	600	0	12.2	48.8%	270 (45.0%)	87 (14.5%)	124 (20.7%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.5%)	28.5	656^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.3	644^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.1%	12	39.1	29.0	34.1				33.8	12.5		12.5	54.5	43.0	21.3				39.7	$15,056
Lincoln K-8 School	Public	K-8	1122 8th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3550	506	0	17.6	17.0%	333 (65.8%)	46 (9.1%)	25 (4.9%)	55 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	81.9	126^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.5%		74.6	212^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.7%	86	58.6	63.3	65.0	52.2	51.1	77.3	61.3	41.7	34.1	38.5	73.7	75.0	63.8	52.2	40.4	62.8	62.4	$11,594
MNSync Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	2130 College View Road East	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	68	0	11.1	61.8%	25 (36.8%)	21 (30.9%)	9 (13.2%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)								(n/a)							23.5										26.3
Rochester Math & Science Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 252-5995	322	21	15.4	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	321 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.6	631^st of 869 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.5	684^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.6%	53	20.0	21.9	40.0	48.6			32.9	12.5		12.5	42.5	37.5	42.5	35.1			39.6	$17,173
Riverside Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 5th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3700	509	0	10.1	59.7%	172 (33.8%)	78 (15.3%)	170 (33.4%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	23.9	691^st of 869 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.8	708^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.8%	17	28.4	18.8	41.1	55.6			30.2	11.4		11.4	42.0	32.6	24.7	66.7			35.6	$17,286
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 10th Ave NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3500	464	0	13.9	32.5%	294 (63.4%)	59 (12.7%)	34 (7.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.5%)	84.3	98^th of 869 public elementary schools	88.7%		84.9	94^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.2%	4	60.5	71.3	65.2				65.5	37.8		37.8	72.1	70.0	67.4				69.8	$13,443
Folwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 15th Ave SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3220	352	0	18.8	15.9%	218 (61.9%)	13 (3.7%)	37 (10.5%)	44 (12.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.7%)	92.5	30^th of 869 public elementary schools	96.5%		84.4	101^st of 872 public elementary schools	88.4%	71	77.2	71.8	78.2				75.4	46.4		46.4	89.5	77.5	60.0				76.0	$11,376
Bamber Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Bamber Valley Rd SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3030	599	0	15.3	21.0%	410 (68.4%)	31 (5.2%)	73 (12.2%)	40 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.2%)	73.4	224^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.2%		76.6	184^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.9%	40	55.8	50.4	64.0				56.4	30.0		30.0	71.4	65.8	56.6				65.1	$11,066

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Longfellow Elementary School ranks 476^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary School?

Students at Longfellow Elementary School are 55% White, 17% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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Rochester Public School District

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Longfellow Elementary School.

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