Longfellow Elementary School

Longfellow Elementary School operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in MESA, Arizona, part of Mesa Unified District (4235). Current enrollment sits at 440 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Longfellow Elementary School is one of 81 schools operated by Mesa Unified District (4235), a district that caters to 55,821 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Longfellow Elementary School shows that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 8% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Longfellow Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is EAGLE College Preparatory School- Mesa, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Longfellow Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.