How does Longfellow Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Compton?

Longfellow Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.5/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,198 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Longfellow Elementary?

10.3% of students at Longfellow Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 34.7% 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 2.3 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?

9.0% 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

Compton Unified Compton Los Angeles County 90220

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,198 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

474 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

94%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 77.6%

White 0.6%

Asian 0.2%

Black 19.2%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Longfellow Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	65.3%

Exceeded

10.3%

Met

24.4%

Below

65.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Longfellow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points below the Compton Unified district average of 20.5%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.8% exceeded — 7.5 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

34.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+2.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

9.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,198

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	55	14.6%	20.0%	32.7%	32.7%	34.5%
4th	54	22.2%	18.5%	20.4%	38.9%	40.7%
5th	66	13.6%	25.8%	16.7%	43.9%	39.4%
6th	41	2.4%	41.5%	21.9%	34.1%	43.9%
7th	38	5.3%	44.7%	36.8%	13.2%	50.0%
8th	46	4.3%	39.1%	32.6%	23.9%	43.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	55	9.1%	20.0%	18.2%	52.7%	29.1%
4th	55	16.4%	25.4%	20.0%	38.2%	41.8%
5th	66	9.1%	19.7%	25.8%	45.5%	28.8%
6th	41	2.4%	7.3%	34.1%	56.1%	9.8%
7th	36	16.7%	16.7%	30.6%	36.1%	33.3%
8th	46	6.5%	15.2%	23.9%	54.4%	21.7%