📍 2000 Westmoreland St, Falls Church, Fairfax County, 22043
Longfellow Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Falls Church, Fairfax County. The school has 1,225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 93% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Longfellow Middle enrolls 1,225 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 29% Asian and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 583 | 48% |
| Asian | 352 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 1,225 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 32, state house district 48.
Longfellow Middle is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,225 students, Longfellow Middle is larger than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small