📍 5470 Hesperus Dr, Columbia, Howard County, 21044
Longfellow Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Longfellow Elementary enrolls 478 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 165 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 27% |
| White | 104 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 9% |
| Asian | 37 | 7.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 478 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Longfellow Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 MD-30, state senate district 12, state house district 12.
Longfellow Elementary is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 478 students, Longfellow Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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