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Longfellow Elementary School

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Longfellow Elementary School ranks 107 th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 432 students in grades PK-5 in Minot, North Dakota, which is part of the Minot 1 School District. Longfellow consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 49% of students proficient or better in math compared to 42% for the district and 41% for the state. However, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20-26% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Minot 1 district, Longfellow performs better academically, with 49% math proficiency compared to 24-55% at the other Minot 1 schools. But the nearby Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary in the United 7 district significantly outperforms Longfellow across all subjects and grade levels. Longfellow's state ranking and star rating have also declined over the past several years, dropping from a 3-star school ranked in the top half of the state to a 1-star school ranked in the bottom quarter.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, Longfellow has large gaps in performance between male and female students, as well as between white and low-income students, indicating the school may need to focus more on addressing equity and supporting underperforming student groups. Addressing the school's declining achievement, equity gaps, and high chronic absenteeism should be a priority for Longfellow and the Minot 1 district.

435

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,086

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 16th St NW
Minot, ND 58703

(701) 857-4610

District: Minot 1

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Erik Ramstad Middle School
High:	Minot High School
	Souris River Campus Alternative High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Dakota median (50th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

North Dakota avg40%

107^th of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Minot 1

83^rd of 134Minot 1 among North Dakota 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	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	107 of 216	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	102 of 217	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	164 of 215	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	159 of 217	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	159 of 207	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	32.0	163 of 203	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	163 of 203	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	84 of 202	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	74 of 199	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	94 of 194	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.2	135 of 181	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	49.8	137 of 217	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.6	84 of 217	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	90 of 195	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	51 of 143	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	50 of 138	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	59 of 137	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	77 of 141	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	95 of 132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	33.8	102 of 132	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	102 of 132	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.4	57 of 130	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	69 of 128	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.5	68 of 123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.6	74 of 109	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	38 of 93	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	49 of 88	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	30.5	73 of 88	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	73 of 88	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.7	45 of 81	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.5	51 of 74	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	76 of 143	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	129 of 137	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	102 of 141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	35.3	93 of 132	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	28 of 130	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	26 of 128	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	53.0	68 of 123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	72 of 109	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	38 of 83	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	28 of 79	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	54 of 71	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	50 of 62	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	36.3	46 of 66	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	14 of 54	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	59.9	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.0	33 of 51	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math49%+8 vs state

Science44%+6 vs state

Reading33%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Longfellow Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)				A-Plus Reading (2025)				A-Plus 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	A-Plus Math 3rd Grade	A-Plus Math 4th Grade	A-Plus Math 5th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 16th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4610	435	32	13.7	38.9%	311 (71.5%)	28 (6.4%)	36 (8.3%)	6 (1.4%)	20 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.1%)	49.5	107^th of 216 public elementary schools	50.5%		50	102^nd of 217 public elementary schools	53.0%	5	54.0	44.0	59.0	49.0	39.0	24.0	39.0	33.0	44.0	44.0	$18,086	$866	$17,220
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 25th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4590	265	17	15.6	24.2%	203 (76.6%)	5 (1.9%)	26 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.5%)	47.4	113^th of 216 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.6	132^nd of 217 public elementary schools	39.2%	19	59.0	44.0	29.0	44.0	39.5	49.0	29.0	38.0	44.0	44.0	$17,671	$846	$16,824
Perkett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 5th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4680	394	26	15.0	33.2%	293 (74.4%)	18 (4.6%)	47 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	40.9	135^th of 216 public elementary schools	37.5%		48.6	113^th of 217 public elementary schools	47.9%	22	34.0	34.0	54.0	44.0	29.0	34.0	64.0	40.5	29.0	29.0	$16,352	$783	$15,569
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 8th St NW	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4665	418	32	13.0	37.8%	258 (61.7%)	24 (5.7%)	72 (17.2%)	11 (2.6%)	20 (4.8%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.2%)	38	145^th of 216 public elementary schools	32.9%		32.2	164^th of 217 public elementary schools	24.4%	19	39.0	34.0	54.0	39.0	39.0	24.0	49.0	35.5	24.0	24.0	$16,979	$813	$16,166
Minot Public Schools K-5 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-5	715 8th St NE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 857-4422	1	0	6.2		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$33,279	$1,593	$31,686
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 8th St NE	Minot	58703	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4685	175	15	11.5	44.6%	103 (58.9%)	16 (9.1%)	32 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	13.3	206^th of 216 public elementary schools	4.6%		22.4	194^th of 217 public elementary schools	10.6%	12	29.5	19.5	34.5	24.0	19.5	19.5	20.0	14.0	29.0	29.0	$18,474	$885	$17,590
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 5th Ave SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4690	307	24	12.6	74.6%	194 (63.2%)	30 (9.8%)	26 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	9.7	211^th of 216 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.7	209^th of 217 public elementary schools	3.7%	2	14.0	14.0	29.0	19.0	19.0	19.0	29.5	23.0	24.0	24.0	$16,310	$781	$15,529
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 17th Ave SW	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 857-4595	461	36	12.8	28.0%	354 (76.8%)	17 (3.7%)	40 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	68.4	46^th of 216 public elementary schools	78.7%		60.7	70^th of 217 public elementary schools	67.7%	24	59.0	59.0	49.0	55.0	59.0	39.0	49.0	47.0	49.0	49.0	$16,941	$811	$16,129
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 17th Ave SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 857-4695	336	26	12.7	62.8%	195 (58.0%)	33 (9.8%)	54 (16.1%)	9 (2.7%)	12 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.2%)	19.4	194^th of 216 public elementary schools	10.2%		29.2	177^th of 217 public elementary schools	18.4%	17	24.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	24.0	39.5	24.0	28.0	29.5	29.5	$17,182	$823	$16,360
John Hoeven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 13th St SE	Minot	58701	Ward County	Minot 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 418-1600	504	30	16.9	35.9%	343 (68.1%)	33 (6.5%)	57 (11.3%)	11 (2.2%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (6.9%)	51.1	103^rd of 216 public elementary schools	52.3%		60.1	74^th of 217 public elementary schools	65.9%	29	44.0	49.0	49.0	47.0	49.0	39.0	24.0	37.0	49.0	49.0	$17,220	$825	$16,395

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

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Is Longfellow Elementary School a good school?

Longfellow Elementary School ranks 107^th of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary School?

Students at Longfellow Elementary School are 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Erik Ramstad Middle School
High : Minot High School
High : Souris River Campus Alternative High School

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Longfellow Elementary School.

What district is Longfellow Elementary School in?

Minot 1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.