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Longfellow Middle

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Longfellow Middle ranks 68 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Longfellow Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, serving 782 students in the Wauwatosa School District in a suburban community just west of Milwaukee. Statewide, it has been a top-quartile middle school for a decade and now ranks 68th of 643 (89th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — well above its district, which sits at the 67th percentile. Forward Exam proficiency is strong across subjects: ELA at 73.64%–79.07%, math at 64.34%–75.58%, social studies at 79.07%, and science at 68.6%, all above district and state averages.

Within its district, Longfellow Middle is clearly the stronger of the two middle schools. Whitman Middle ranks in the 48th percentile, with ELA averaging 53.9% and math 48.3% — roughly 22–23 percentage points below Longfellow. Among nearby schools, only Pilgrim Park Middle in Elmbrook School District outranks it, at the 98th percentile, though Longfellow reaches top-decile results with lower per-student spending ($12,600 vs. $14,245) and a higher poverty rate. Longfellow far outpaces West Milwaukee Intermediate (17th percentile) and middle schools in Milwaukee School District, often by 30–70 percentage points in proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, well below the district's 12.6% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%. The standout result is special education: 4th of 439 schools statewide (top 1%) in 2025–2026. The main concern is equity. Low-income students rank near the state median (52nd percentile in 2025–2026), far below the school's overall 89th percentile, and the only year of English learner data available (2021–2022) placed the school at the 3rd percentile. Test scores improved substantially from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025, with a slight dip in 2025–2026 in 8th grade math and science, still above district and state averages.

782

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,600

Per pupil spending ?

18.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg56%

68^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

142^nd of 432Wauwatosa 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
2026	83.6	68 of 643	89.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.8	23 of 125	81.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.3	75 of 572	86.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.1	15 of 236	93.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	51.2	247 of 513	51.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	84.7	48 of 575	91.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	65.3	38 of 135	71.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	95.7	4 of 439	99.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	90.0	21 of 391	94.6%	★★★★★
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 (2026)99th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-38 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies79%+14 vs state

English Language Arts77%+22 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

Science69%+17 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (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	Free/reduced lunch (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	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%)	83.6	68^th of 643 public middle schools	89.4%		86.5	45^th of 628 public middle schools	92.8%	23	78.0	79.1	73.6	71.3	75.6	64.3	79.1	68.6	$12,600	$358	$12,242
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%)	52.4	337^th of 643 public middle schools	47.6%		49.5	353^rd of 628 public middle schools	43.8%	16	52.8	54.1	54.9	47.8	50.3	46.8	73.4	52.3	$16,123	$411	$15,712
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%)	20.8	534^th of 643 public middle schools	17.0%		19.8	523^rd of 628 public middle schools	16.7%	11	36.6	41.3	45.6	19.0	26.5	33.8	44.7	30.2	$16,031	$863	$15,168
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%)	1.2	641^st of 643 public middle schools	0.3%		1.4	623^rd of 628 public middle schools	0.8%	18	2.8	7.7	8.7	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	$28,122	$3,428	$24,694
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%)	1.5	638^th of 643 public middle schools	0.8%		4.6	589^th of 628 public middle schools	6.2%	49	5.3	8.5	8.1	1.3	7.0	3.5	10.7	7.1	$24,016	$3,073	$20,943
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%)	33.3	479^th of 643 public middle schools	25.5%		35.8	452^nd of 628 public middle schools	28.0%	27	51.4	47.7	41.8	38.4	43.0	38.1	49.4	39.3	$14,904	$845	$14,059
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%)	92.2	14^th of 643 public middle schools	97.8%		91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%	4	86.2	85.7	81.1	84.1	86.4	80.3	84.7	76.7	$14,245	$408	$13,837
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%)	2.1	626^th of 643 public middle schools	2.6%		1.3	625^th of 628 public middle schools	0.5%	1	5.0	28.1	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	10.3	5.1	$28,987	$4,067	$24,920
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%)	31.4	490^th of 643 public middle schools	23.8%		24.3	498^th of 628 public middle schools	20.7%	8	37.1	40.3	37.5	39.7	54.2	50.0	46.4	30.4
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%)	3.5	609^th of 643 public middle schools	5.3%		4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%	19	10.4	15.1	23.3	5.7	13.6	6.8	23.3	12.6	$18,870	$3,200	$15,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Longfellow Middle

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.

How many students attend Longfellow Middle?

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

Is Longfellow Middle a good school?

Longfellow Middle ranks 68^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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