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What's something Longden Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
936
Elementary
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPLE CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063898006537
Longden Elementary
9501 Wendon St., Temple City, CA 91780 · (626) 548-5068 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
414 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (137).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Longden Elementary→Oak Avenue Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Temple City Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
61.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.6% | 27.5% | 14.4% | 20.5% |
| Math | 39.8% | 22.1% | 20.1% | 18.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 63.7% |
| 2022-23 | 65.9% | 64.2% |
| 2021-22 | 70.3% | 67.7% |
| 2018-19 | 66.4% | 70.4% |
| 2017-18 | 65.9% | 68.5% |
| 2016-17 | 60.6% | 63.5% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Longden Elementary
Longden Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longden Elementary this school | 936 | 44.2% | 63.9% |
| Martha Baldwin Elementary Alhambra | 923 | 45.1% | 63.8% |
| Holly Avenue Elementary Arcadia | 789 | 49.7% | 73.6% |
| Michael G. Wickman Elementary Chino Hills | 710 | 45.1% | 79.0% |
| William Northrup Elementary Alhambra | 814 | 46.7% | 55.7% |
| Sunset Lane Elementary Fullerton | 700 | 41.9% | 68.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Longden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #929 of 5,151 | #208 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #971 of 5,172 ▼ 112 | #224 of 1,129 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #1,010 of 5,172 ▼ 57 | #229 of 1,129 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #490 of 5,116 | #76 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #134 of 5,915 | #20 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.5:1 | #5,189 of 5,352 | #1,177 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #2,761 of 5,354 | #450 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #4,172 of 5,625 | #1,033 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #2,836 of 3,837 | #762 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
936
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
27.5:1
was 23.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 936 | 34 | 27.5:1 | 44% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 34.5 | 26.6:1 | 47% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 35 | 24.7:1 | 42% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 932 | 39 | 23.9:1 | 47% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 1,028 | 43 | 23.9:1 | 43% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 1,077 | 43 | 25.1:1 | 36% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | N/A | N/A | 38% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 996 | 46 | 21.6:1 | 24% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 29 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,028 to 936); teachers down 21% (43 to 34).
About Longden Elementary
The public elementary school Longden Elementary is located in Temple City, California. The school's 936 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 101% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Across its 8 schools, Temple City Unified enrolls 5,269 students. Longden Elementary is one of those schools.
Asian students make up a majority at Longden Elementary, at 66%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 15% Asian. Longden Elementary's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 34 full-time-equivalent teachers at Longden Elementary and a ratio of 27.5:1. This ratio sits 5.2 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
Test results at Longden Elementary are 10.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.9% actual, 53.6% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Longden Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Temple City High is the public school closest to Longden Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Longden Elementary's average proficiency of 63.9% compares with 67.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Longden Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Longden Elementary had 932 students in 2020-21 and 936 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.9:1 to 27.5:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Longden Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Temple City Unified
- Temple City HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Oak Avenue IntermediateMiddle · 839 students
- Emperor ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- La Rosa ElementaryElementary · 543 students
- Cloverly ElementaryMiddle · 460 students
- Dr. Doug Sears Learning CenterHigh · 34 students
Other schools in Temple City
- Temple City HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Oak Avenue IntermediateMiddle · 839 students
- La Rosa ElementaryElementary · 543 students
- Cloverly ElementaryMiddle · 460 students
- Cleminson ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Dr. Doug Sears Learning CenterHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Temple City High0.4 mi · 1,779
- Oak Avenue Intermediate0.5 mi · 839
- Emperor Elementary0.8 mi · 650
- Cloverly Elementary0.9 mi · 460
- Jefferson Middle1.0 mi · 1,013
- Baldwin Stocker Elementary1.1 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Longden ElementaryHow large is Longden Elementary?
Longden Elementary enrolls approximately 936 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Longden Elementary serve?
Longden Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Longden Elementary?
Approximately 27.5:1 students per teacher at Longden Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longden Elementary?
At Longden Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 66% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Longden Elementary public or private?
Longden Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Temple City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.