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Longfellow Elementary

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Longfellow Elementary ranks 586 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Longfellow Elementary is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school in the Spokane School District, serving about 417 students in a neighborhood with several other elementary schools nearby.

Longfellow's most important story is its remarkable academic turnaround. After years of lower rankings, the school's performance jumped dramatically in the latest year, moving from the 26th to the 49th percentile statewide. This means it now performs better than nearly half of all elementary schools in Washington. Test scores in math, English, and science all saw significant increases, with math proficiency now notably higher than both the district and state averages. This improvement is especially impressive because the school serves a high-need population, with about 79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it achieves these results with moderate per-student spending compared to other schools.

When compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, Longfellow stands out for its effectiveness. For example, while Logan Elementary and Bemiss Elementary also serve high-poverty populations, their statewide rankings are in the bottom 10%, whereas Longfellow is near the state median. Schools like Cooper Elementary and Whitman Elementary saw their rankings decline while Longfellow's rose sharply. The school shows particular strength in supporting students from low-income families and those in special education, ranking in the top 20% statewide for these groups.

417

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,678

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 E Providence Ave
Spokane, WA 99207-2900

(509) 354-3500

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shaw Middle School
High:	Rogers High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

586^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Spokane School District

129^th of 247Spokane School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	586 of 1160	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	862 of 1168	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	888 of 1169	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	906 of 1169	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	930 of 1107	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1028 of 1130	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	941 of 1054	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	983 of 1056	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	959 of 1053	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	1009 of 1067	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	967 of 1106	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	885 of 1097	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	684 of 1092	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.6	832 of 1088	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	751 of 1072	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	667 of 1067	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.0	814 of 1069	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	754 of 1051	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	895 of 1031	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	862 of 1026	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	588 of 1092	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	759 of 1093	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	901 of 1094	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	929 of 1100	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	864 of 1008	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	976 of 1068	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	946 of 1004	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	80.7	79 of 651	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	166 of 1013	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	612 of 1024	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	600 of 1013	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	523 of 1019	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	518 of 854	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	876 of 979	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	818 of 835	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	531 of 1098	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.4	867 of 1099	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	677 of 1099	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	762 of 1113	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	862 of 1025	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	954 of 1075	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	832 of 999	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	205 of 252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	199 of 212	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	77 of 363	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	19.2	577 of 637	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	670 of 1007	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	845 of 1009	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	838 of 1011	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	857 of 1031	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	821 of 943	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	986 of 1027	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	777 of 833	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)88th percentile+62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)19th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+3 vs state

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Math47%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Providence Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3500	417	35	11.7	79.1%	270 (64.7%)	20 (4.8%)	44 (10.6%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	42 (10.1%)	47.4	586^th of 1160 public elementary schools	49.5%		27.5	862^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	26.2%	276	52.4	52.4	49.2	42.6	50.0	47.7	54.0	53.2	35.5	47.1	92.1	93.7	95.2	95.2	95.2	92.1	95.2	93.7	92.1	92.1	$21,678	$2,595	$19,083
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 E Montgomery Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3434	336	26	12.9	87.5%	171 (50.9%)	21 (6.3%)	41 (12.2%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	42 (12.5%)	48 (14.3%)	3.2	1154^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.4	1150^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.5%	4	21.7	21.7	6.5		23.9	13.3	8.7			5.9	80.0	88.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	86.0	94.0	94.0	86.0	86.0	$26,777	$2,913	$23,864
Bemiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 E Bridgeport Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2300	368	27	13.4	88.3%	222 (60.3%)	14 (3.8%)	52 (14.1%)	13 (3.5%)	6 (1.6%)	12 (3.3%)	49 (13.3%)	14	1038^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.5%		16.5	1021^st of 1168 public elementary schools	12.6%	17	34.6	34.6	22.7	31.0	34.6	28.8	21.2	25.6	29.1	25.0	80.8	84.6	86.5	86.5	86.5	84.6	84.6	84.6	84.6	84.6	$23,897	$3,272	$20,625
Willard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4444	384	30	12.8	78.4%	235 (61.2%)	12 (3.1%)	41 (10.7%)	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.2%)	58 (15.1%)	17.1	999^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.9%		21.1	952^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	18.5%	47	36.8	36.8	39.4	19.4	28.1	29.5	47.8	18.3	12.3	27.4	93.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	93.9	93.9	95.9	95.9	$21,831	$2,544	$19,287
Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 N Helena St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4320	362	29	12.3	86.2%	215 (59.4%)	15 (4.1%)	55 (15.2%)	17 (4.7%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.2%)	43 (11.9%)	26.4	881^st of 1160 public elementary schools	24.1%		36.8	722^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	38.2%	159	38.1	38.1	37.7	27.1	49.2	39.0	39.3	34.0	33.9	35.9	86.3	90.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	90.2	94.1	90.2	90.2	90.2	$22,498	$2,608	$19,891
Lidgerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5510 N Lidgerwood	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3225	278	24	11.5	88.5%	156 (56.1%)	10 (3.6%)	30 (10.8%)	10 (3.6%)	7 (2.5%)	10 (3.6%)	55 (19.8%)	28.3	847^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.0%		17.9	995^th of 1168 public elementary schools	14.8%	148	35.1	35.1	50.0	34.8	43.2	42.5	50.0	28.9	21.6	34.1	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	92.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	$21,961	$2,524	$19,437
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W Knox Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2700	314	26	12.0	78.7%	181 (57.6%)	14 (4.5%)	45 (14.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.1%)	8 (2.5%)	48 (15.3%)	21.6	953^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	17.8%		16.1	1024^th of 1168 public elementary schools	12.3%	71	44.9	44.9	31.7	38.6	36.7	35.3	29.5	35.6	22.5	29.0	83.3	85.4	85.4	85.4	85.4	85.4	85.4	85.4	85.4	85.4	$23,922	$3,501	$20,420
Regal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2707 E Rich Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3900	381	31	12.4	84.3%	229 (60.1%)	15 (3.9%)	46 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.7%)	52 (13.6%)	7.9	1115^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.9%		17.8	1003^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	14.1%	112	34.4	34.4	13.6	29.3	20.7	21.1	21.1	22.4	8.8	17.4	80.0	83.1	92.3	92.3	92.3	89.2	92.3	90.8	89.2	89.2	$22,014	$2,615	$19,399
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	319 W Nebraska Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3600	250	21	12.1	76.4%	135 (54.0%)	14 (5.6%)	41 (16.4%)	16 (6.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.6%)	25.6	894^th of 1160 public elementary schools	22.9%		38.4	703^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	39.8%	191	44.7	44.7	40.0	33.3	40.4	38.5	47.5	16.7	27.7	31.6	82.4	85.3	82.4	82.4	82.4	85.3	82.4	82.4	85.3	85.3	$23,310	$2,987	$20,324
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 E Sinto Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4200	438	36	12.1	87.4%	220 (50.2%)	20 (4.6%)	74 (16.9%)	23 (5.3%)	6 (1.4%)	34 (7.8%)	61 (13.9%)	14.3	1035^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.8%		7.4	1123^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	3.9%	88	20.6	20.6	43.9	12.3	17.2	25.1	44.8	17.9	15.9	26.9	76.0	80.0	86.7	86.7	86.7	80.0	85.3	85.3	80.0	80.0	$22,176	$3,442	$18,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Elementary

How many students attend Longfellow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Longfellow Elementary.

Is Longfellow Elementary a good school?

Longfellow Elementary ranks 586^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Elementary?

Students at Longfellow Elementary are 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Longfellow Elementary in?

Spokane School District

What schools do graduates of Longfellow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaw Middle School
High : Rogers High School

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