How does Longfellow Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Francisco?

Longfellow Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.1/100, placing it at the 26th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 906 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Longfellow Elementary?

13.6% of students at Longfellow Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Longfellow Elementary improving or declining?

Longfellow Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Longfellow Elementary?

34.2% of students at Longfellow Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Longfellow Elementary

San Francisco Unified San Francisco San Francisco County 94112

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

906 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

454 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 53.5%

White 2.4%

Asian 10.6%

Black 1.5%

Other 31.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Longfellow Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.6%
Met Standard	11.2%
Below Standard	75.2%

Exceeded

13.6%

Met

11.2%

Below

75.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Longfellow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.6% of students exceeded standard while 11.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.3 points below the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 5.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.