State/Public Elementary Open

Longfellow Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1130 Seymour Ave, Iowa City, Johnson County, 52240

385
Pupils
12.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Longfellow Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iowa City, Johnson County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelli Webb. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kelli Webb
School district
Iowa City Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Longfellow Elementary School enrolls 385 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.

Male students
197 (51%)
Female students
188 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
31.7
Student-teacher ratio
12.2:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 27% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17746%
Black or African American10427%
Hispanic or Latino6918%
Two or more races287.3%
Asian51.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

221 of the school's 385 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. 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

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Longfellow Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 43, state house district 86.

School district: Iowa City Comm School District

Longfellow Elementary School is one of 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District, based in Iowa City, Iowa. The district serves 15,013 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Longfellow Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.

15,013
District students
29
Schools
1,081
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
60%
Math proficient
16%
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: City - Small

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