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Longfellow Middle

Public Grades 6-8

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Longfellow Middle is a public middle school located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, serving 750 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 20% of Wisconsin middle schools, with strong academic performance across all subject areas and grade levels.

Longfellow Middle's academic excellence is evident in its consistently high scores on the Forward Exam, with 76.74% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 65.45% for the Wauwatosa School District and 53.66% for Wisconsin. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with over 70% of students in each grade level scoring proficient or better. Longfellow Middle also excels in Social Studies and Science, with 84.05% and 75.88% of 8th graders, respectively, scoring proficient or better.

When compared to nearby schools, Longfellow Middle significantly outperforms Whitman Middle School, which is also part of the Wauwatosa School District. The school's performance also exceeds that of Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate and Pilgrim Park Middle, highlighting the exceptional educational outcomes at Longfellow Middle.

782

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,869

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7600 W North Ave
Wauwatosa, WI 53213-1719

(414) 773-2400

District: Wauwatosa School District

Students who attend Longfellow Middle usually attend:

High:

East High

Feeder schools for Longfellow Middle:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary
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	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

African American:

11.9%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 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 school76%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg54%

45^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Wauwatosa School District

103^rd of 426Wauwatosa School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	45 of 628	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	72 of 641	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	73 of 640	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	115 of 617	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	107 of 613	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	135 of 594	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	107 of 579	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	134 of 612	78.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.1	81 of 609	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.3	114 of 612	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	55 of 585	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	59 of 569	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	210 of 559	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	172 of 549	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.9	99 of 539	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.4	136 of 521	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.7	115 of 519	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	65 of 366	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	58 of 382	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	50 of 332	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	18 of 324	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	13 of 117	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	14 of 118	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	20 of 130	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	32 of 125	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	23 of 134	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	43 of 127	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	63 of 123	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	31 of 88	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	49 of 95	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	35 of 91	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	71 of 573	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	68 of 580	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	63 of 579	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	85 of 576	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	102 of 574	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	119 of 557	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	92 of 551	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	31 of 237	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	22 of 239	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	23 of 229	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	30 of 221	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	36 of 225	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	25 of 209	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	8 of 204	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	195 of 509	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	293 of 520	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	260 of 525	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	347 of 522	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	278 of 499	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	355 of 487	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	319 of 489	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	31 of 577	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	82 of 585	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	76 of 591	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	133 of 577	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	109 of 572	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	123 of 557	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	122 of 551	77.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	25 of 126	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	15 of 131	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	31 of 132	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	42 of 126	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	44 of 129	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	30 of 101	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	32 of 96	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	3 of 414	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	28 of 425	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	23 of 439	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	43 of 421	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	71.1	59 of 437	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	36 of 414	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	50 of 417	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	14 of 399	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	32 of 407	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	30 of 412	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	43 of 397	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	30 of 393	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	44 of 382	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	36 of 375	90.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)3rd percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies84%+22 vs state

Science76%+26 vs state

Mathematics75%+21 vs state

English Language Arts74%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 4, 2012

Wouldnt recommend this school to anyone. My child comes home crying daily about how bad it is: bullying, teasing, many bad teachers who don't teach, but are great at yelling. Pricipal doesnt care enough to return emails or calls w/ concerns. Some classes are overcrowded-kids have to fight for seats and many disruptive students from neighboring city who get no consequences for unbelieveable actions! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	7600 W North Ave	Wauwatosa	53213	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2400	782	50	15.7	18.3%	546 (69.8%)	93 (11.9%)	55 (7.0%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.8%)	86.5	45^th of 628 public middle schools	92.8%		81.8	72^nd of 641 public middle schools	88.8%	27	76.7	72.9	72.8	77.9	72.1	73.9	84.1	75.9	$11,869	$328	$11,539
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	11100 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2600	570	48	11.9	33.2%	257 (45.1%)	158 (27.7%)	68 (11.9%)	35 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	49.5	353^rd of 628 public middle schools	43.8%		54.3	314^th of 641 public middle schools	51.0%	39	50.5	49.2	51.4	46.3	45.2	47.5	69.5	54.2	$12,004	$484	$11,519
West Milwaukee Intermediate	Public	6-8	5104 W Greenfield Ave	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3310	378	29	13.1	76.7%	114 (30.2%)	59 (15.6%)	154 (40.7%)	10 (2.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	19.8	523^rd of 628 public middle schools	16.7%		19.8	544^th of 641 public middle schools	15.1%	21	38.7	36.0	27.9	33.1	28.7	22.5	51.7	25.8	$14,867	$1,308	$13,558
Andrew S Douglas Middle	Public	6-8	3620 N 18th St	Milwaukee	53206	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 256-8200	106	8	13.2	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	99 (93.4%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%		1.4	635^th of 641 public middle schools	0.9%	12	4.4	8.7	6.7	2.2	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	$15,697	$2,861	$12,837
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	800 W Walnut St	Milwaukee	53205	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 267-8800	270	16	17.1	95.2%	2 (0.7%)	240 (88.9%)	12 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	4.6	589^th of 628 public middle schools	6.2%		2.1	623^rd of 641 public middle schools	2.8%	34	14.6	12.5	20.4	3.7	1.6	14.7	24.7	18.1	$17,194	$2,474	$14,720
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	902	70	12.8	61.9%	433 (48.0%)	92 (10.2%)	248 (27.5%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (10.6%)	35.8	452^nd of 628 public middle schools	28.0%		32.7	479^th of 641 public middle schools	25.3%	27	51.9	42.2	47.4	36.9	35.1	37.0	59.8	39.9	$11,871	$1,020	$10,850
Pilgrim Park Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Pilgrim Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3920	898	61	14.6	8.4%	630 (70.2%)	25 (2.8%)	53 (5.9%)	130 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%		87.6	40^th of 641 public middle schools	93.8%	22	88.3	79.0	78.6	88.3	80.6	80.8	85.3	71.2	$12,684	$427	$12,258
King International Baccalaureate Middle	Public	6-8	121 E Hadley St	Milwaukee	53212	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 616-5200	159	15	10.2	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	144 (90.6%)	7 (4.4%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	1.3	625^th of 628 public middle schools	0.5%		1.3	636^th of 641 public middle schools	0.8%	11	12.9	5.3	0.0	0.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,872	$2,544	$12,329
United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-2518	188	17	11.0	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	186 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.3	498^th of 628 public middle schools	20.7%		31.1	485^th of 641 public middle schools	24.3%	13	36.8	27.5	32.3	34.9	31.4	40.3	54.8	33.9	$8,912	$00	$8,912
Morse Mid	Public	6-8	6700 N 80th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3500	383	18	21.1	79.6%	11 (2.9%)	273 (71.3%)	24 (6.3%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.7%)	4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%		3.1	609^th of 641 public middle schools	5.0%	19	15.7	19.3	22.4	7.0	13.6	7.5	23.4	14.0	$12,926	$2,624	$10,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Middle

How many students attend Longfellow Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Longfellow Middle.

Is Longfellow Middle a good school?

Yes. Longfellow Middle ranks in the top 7.2% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Longfellow Middle attend?

Students who attend Longfellow Middle usually go on to attend East High

What district is Longfellow Middle in?

Wauwatosa School District

What is the racial makeup of Longfellow Middle?

Students at Longfellow Middle are 70% White, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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