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Longfellow Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Longfellow Middle School is a grades 6–8 school with 398 students in Lorain City Schools in Lorain, Ohio, a district ranked 733rd of 773 Ohio districts (5th percentile, 0 stars). Longfellow ranked 878th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–26 — 16th percentile, 1 star. Its history shows long-term decline: it was 640th of 1,050 (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2015–16, and has held 1 star every year since.

Longfellow is the strongest of Lorain City's three middle schools in most 2025–26 grade-level tests, ahead of Southview Middle School and General Johnnie Wilson Middle School in 6th- and 7th-grade math, 6th-grade ELA, and 8th-grade science. Still, it is below Ohio in every grade-level subject: 7th-grade math 13.3%, 8th-grade math 15.8%, 8th-grade ELA 25.8%, and 8th-grade science 34.4%. Its one standout is Algebra I, at 100% proficient versus 61.6% statewide; because same-district peers also report high Algebra I results, this likely reflects a small advanced cohort rather than schoolwide math achievement. Nearby schools run 30–70 percentage points ahead in core subjects, including Avon Middle School, Amherst Junior High School, Troy Intermediate Elementary School, Brookside Middle School, and Northwood Middle School.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest differentiator: 57.8% in 2025–26, improved from 64.7% in 2021–22 but still among the highest nearby and more than five times Avon Middle School's 11.0%. No major student group — female, male, special education, low-income, or gifted — ranks in the top quarter of schools statewide. Lower class sizes and comparable spending do not explain the gap: Longfellow's 13.7 student-teacher ratio is lower than Amherst Junior High School's 20.6 and Avon Middle School's 18.1, and its 2018–19 spending of $8,169 per student exceeded Amherst's $6,953 and Northwood's $6,838.

398

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,703

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

305 Louisiana Ave
Lorain, OH 44052-2256

(440) 246-1020

District: Lorain City

Students who attend Longfellow Middle School usually attend:

High:	Lorain High School
	Success Academy

Feeder schools for Longfellow Middle School:

Elementary:	Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School
	Larkmoor Elementary School
	Palm Elementary School
	Stevan Dohanos Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

African American:

30.9%

White:

23.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg21%

Ohio avg57%

878^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Lorain City

733^rd of 773Lorain City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	878 of 1046	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	867 of 1036	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	847 of 1046	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	808 of 1048	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	824 of 1017	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	860 of 1037	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	752 of 1050	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	769 of 1010	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	806 of 1038	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.9	640 of 1050	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.9	751 of 1035	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	805 of 1008	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	819 of 1001	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	822 of 989	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	767 of 925	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	805 of 895	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	749 of 858	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	737 of 835	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	755 of 837	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	373 of 455	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	353 of 442	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	323 of 429	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	266 of 436	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	276 of 413	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	272 of 385	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	244 of 405	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	219 of 384	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	13.6	561 of 565	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	282 of 658	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.3	515 of 643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	815 of 947	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	827 of 938	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	809 of 942	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	734 of 943	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	790 of 925	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	780 of 910	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	674 of 917	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	718 of 897	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	143 of 173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	188 of 241	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	226 of 270	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	223 of 262	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	204 of 239	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	210 of 247	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	201 of 228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	148 of 222	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	117 of 192	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	843 of 996	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	835 of 983	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	808 of 989	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	739 of 974	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	771 of 947	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	771 of 923	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	661 of 945	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	694 of 924	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	852 of 955	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	845 of 954	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	801 of 958	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	820 of 963	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	825 of 946	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	868 of 924	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	746 of 933	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	756 of 916	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	260 of 263	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	211 of 245	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	128 of 206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.6	184 of 205	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	449 of 579	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	504 of 572	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	483 of 563	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	480 of 590	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	744 of 790	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	724 of 777	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	721 of 795	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	739 of 805	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	771 of 809	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	748 of 781	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	680 of 796	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	734 of 781	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science34%-27 vs state

English Language Arts29%-30 vs state

Mathematics19%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Longfellow Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Louisiana Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	398	29	13.7	66.8%	93 (23.4%)	123 (30.9%)	140 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	14.1	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%		13.8	867^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.3%	11		34.4		27.4	13.3	15.8		30.2	31.3	25.8		100.0	$14,703
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 242-2023	102	6	18.3	59.8%	20 (19.6%)	27 (26.5%)	47 (46.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	6.7	980^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.3%		8.2	949^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.4%	31	25.0	23.8	16.7	12.5	9.5	19.0	25.0	6.3	4.8	19.0			$9,769
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	439	32	13.7	77.9%	78 (17.8%)	126 (28.7%)	189 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	9.9	924^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.7%		9.3	920^th of 1036 public middle schools	11.2%	4		25.6		16.4	4.4	13.1		21.8	32.0	27.8		100.0	$13,344
Brookside Middle School	Public	7-8	1662 Harris Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 949-4228	259	14	19.0	—	207 (79.9%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	59.9	456^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.4%		66.9	363^rd of 1036 public middle schools	65.0%	93		63.9			58.6	59.8			62.4	50.4		100.0	$12,733
Durling Middle School	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Rd W	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6869	448	25	17.9	71.7%	137 (30.6%)	73 (16.3%)	198 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	23.5	796^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.9%		22.8	785^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.2%	11	53.1	35.2	13.6	21.0	24.0	9.9	58.0	38.0	56.6	40.4		80.0	$10,475
Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	423	32	13.2	77.8%	70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8.1	959^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.3%		8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%	2		16.8		8.3	1.0	24.4		16.5	26.1	25.2		88.0	$13,387
Westwood Middle School	Public	5-8	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8017	480	44	11.0	65.2%	178 (37.1%)	114 (23.8%)	94 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.0%)	24.8	787^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.8%		19.8	817^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.1%	30	41.5	36.8	24.2	47.8	18.2	33.7	40.0	31.1	41.8	36.6		90.9	$12,486
Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	3445 Long Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-3800	976	54	18.1	—	794 (81.4%)	39 (4.0%)	63 (6.5%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	87.2	85^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.9%		86	97^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.6%	12		81.8		85.9	80.4	68.6		84.0	83.2	77.6	100.0	100.0	$11,970
Troy Intermediate Elementary School	Public	5-8	237 Belmar Blvd	Avon Lake	44012	Lorain County	Avon Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 933-2701	539	31	17.5	—	452 (83.9%)	11 (2.0%)	41 (7.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)	93.2		90.6	84.6			89.4	78.6					$12,924
Amherst Junior High School	Public	6-8	548 Milan Ave	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-0324	859	42	20.6	—	626 (72.9%)	30 (3.5%)	144 (16.8%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	74.8	256^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.5%		75.5	256^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.3%			63.3		70.4	68.3	65.1		68.0	78.0	66.2		100.0	$10,808

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Longfellow Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Ohio middle schools.

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Students who attend Longfellow Middle School usually go on to attend Lorain High School

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Lorain City

How many students attend Longfellow Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Longfellow Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Middle School?

Students at Longfellow Middle School are 35% Hispanic, 31% African American, 23% White, 10% Two or more races.

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