Longfellow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.1% |
| Below Standard | 39.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Longfellow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.7 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.3 points higher (vs 19.2% average). 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 3.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 168 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 62.5% |
| 4th | 144 | 41.7% | 27.1% | 68.8% |
| 5th | 138 | 45.6% | 26.1% | 71.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 168 | 26.2% | 26.8% | 53.0% |
| 4th | 144 | 27.8% | 29.2% | 56.9% |
| 5th | 138 | 34.8% | 16.7% | 51.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9