📍 1900 Denton St, La Crosse, La Crosse County, 54601
Longfellow Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Crosse, La Crosse County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the La Crosse School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Longfellow Middle enrolls 489 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Asian and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 352 | 72% |
| Asian | 54 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 489 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 35 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. 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 WI-30, state senate district 32, state house district 95.
Longfellow Middle is one of 20 schools in La Crosse School District, based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The district serves 5,717 students district-wide and employs 542 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Longfellow Middle is larger than the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small