📍 1101 S. Dwight St., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90220
Longfellow Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Anisha Nicholson. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
Longfellow Elementary enrolls 513 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 1.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 22% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.6% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 513 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Longfellow Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Longfellow Elementary is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Longfellow Elementary is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.
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