Longfellow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.0% |
| Met Standard | 14.9% |
| Below Standard | 77.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Longfellow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points below the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 5.7% | 20.4% | 26.1% |
| 4th | 97 | 14.4% | 14.4% | 28.9% |
| 5th | 96 | 6.3% | 18.8% | 25.0% |
| 6th | 83 | 9.6% | 20.5% | 30.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 12.5% | 22.7% | 35.2% |
| 4th | 97 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 17.5% |
| 5th | 95 | 1.1% | 6.3% | 7.4% |
| 6th | 83 | 6.0% | 7.2% | 13.3% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.8