Longfellow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.2% |
| Met Standard | 9.4% |
| Below Standard | 88.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Longfellow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.2% of students exceeded standard while 9.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.9% exceeded — 4.6 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 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 100 | 4.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% |
| 4th | 112 | 6.3% | 11.6% | 17.9% |
| 5th | 102 | 2.0% | 6.9% | 8.8% |
| 6th | 105 | 1.9% | 17.1% | 19.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 0.0% | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| 4th | 112 | 0.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% |
| 5th | 104 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| 6th | 108 | 1.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 30.9