State/Public Elementary Open

Henry W Longfellow Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 501 S Arlington Heights Rd, Buffalo Grove, Cook County, 60089

489
Pupils
15.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Henry W Longfellow Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo Grove, Cook County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Gary. It is part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Emily Gary
School district
Wheeling CCSD 21

Enrollment & staffing

Henry W Longfellow Elem School enrolls 489 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.

Male students
265 (54%)
Female students
224 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 15% Asian and 12% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32366%
Asian7215%
Hispanic or Latino6012%
Two or more races275.5%
Black or African American51%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

84 of the school's 489 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Henry W Longfellow Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 57.

School district: Wheeling CCSD 21

Henry W Longfellow Elem School is one of 13 schools in Wheeling CCSD 21, based in Wheeling, Illinois. The district serves 6,298 students district-wide and employs 467 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Henry W Longfellow Elem School is close to the district average of about 484 students per school.

6,298
District students
13
Schools
467
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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