Longden Elementary

Located at 9501 Wendon St., in Temple City, California, Longden Elementary is an expansive elementary school that caters to 936 students (grades K through 6), part of Temple City Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 101% above the state mean of about 465.

Temple City Unified comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,269 students; Longden Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Longden Elementary shows that the largest single group is Asian, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Longden Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Longden Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Longden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Temple City High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Longden Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 68.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Longden Elementary's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,028 (now 936). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 9% to 4%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 27.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.