📍 6005 S. Magnolia Ave., Whittier, Los Angeles County, 90601
Longfellow Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whittier, Los Angeles County. The school has 485 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Violeta Hernandez. It is part of the Whittier City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
Longfellow Elementary enrolls 485 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 449 | 93% |
| White | 17 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 485 students (69%) 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). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Longfellow Elementary is one of 13 schools in Whittier City, based in Whittier, California. The district serves 5,291 students district-wide and employs 239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 485 students, Longfellow Elementary is larger than the district average of about 407 students per school.
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