📍 110 N Mentzer St, Mitchell, Davison County, 57301
Longfellow Elementary - 05 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mitchell, Davison County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Heckenlaible. It is part of the Mitchell School District 17-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Longfellow Elementary - 05 enrolls 318 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 318 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 - 05 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SD At-Large, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Longfellow Elementary - 05 is one of 9 schools in Mitchell School District 17-2, based in Mitchell, South Dakota. The district serves 2,619 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Longfellow Elementary - 05 is close to the district average of about 291 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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