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What's the biggest difference between Longfellow UTK-8 and what you expected?
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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005505
Longfellow UTK-8
5055 July St., San Diego, CA 92110 · (619) 605-8300 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
223 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 139% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.8pp since 2014
Math
65.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.6% | 33.3% | 17.3% | 11.9% |
| Math | 37.7% | 28.0% | 19.9% | 14.5% |
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 | 70.8% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 62.2% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 62.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.2% | 59.3% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 63.3% |
| 2017-18 | 63.5% | 62.8% |
| 2016-17 | 61.3% | 56.6% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Longfellow UTK-8
Longfellow UTK-8's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow UTK-8 this school | 726 | 30.7% | 64.3% |
| Gregg Anderson Academy Palmdale | 893 | 31.6% | 69.3% |
| Gage Elementary San Diego | 698 | 37.0% | 55.7% |
| Independence Elementary Bakersfield | 709 | 29.6% | 49.8% |
| French Valley Elementary Winchester | 755 | 36.0% | 55.0% |
| Evergreen Elementary Rohnert Park | 630 | 35.6% | 44.1% |
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 Longfellow UTK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #907 of 5,151 | #105 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #798 of 5,172 ▲ 128 | #94 of 393 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #707 of 5,172 ▲ 450 | #83 of 393 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,978 of 5,116 | #124 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #632 of 5,915 | #50 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,592 of 5,352 | #262 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #1,369 of 5,354 | #140 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #4,730 of 5,625 | #345 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #3,608 of 3,837 | #256 of 279 |
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
726
+55 (+8%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 726 | 30.5 | 23.8:1 | 31% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 29.8 | 22.4:1 | 32% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 27.9 | 23.6:1 | 28% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 27 | 24.9:1 | 27% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 30.6 | 24.3:1 | 40% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 44% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | N/A | N/A | 53% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 31% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 17 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfellow UTK-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (744 to 726); teachers unchanged (30.6 to 30.5).
About Longfellow UTK-8
Longfellow UTK-8 is a high-enrollment elementary school in San Diego, California, administered by San Diego Unified. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 726 students. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 56% above average.
San Diego Unified has 174 schools; together they serve 94,828 students.
About 45% of students at Longfellow UTK-8 are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 37% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 31%. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Longfellow UTK-8 earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Longfellow UTK-8 would be expected to post about 61.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Diego County show that the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. San Diego County has 766 public schools with about 467,437 students, including Longfellow UTK-8.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Empower Language Academy, is the closest to Longfellow UTK-8. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Longfellow UTK-8 is ahead of the 34.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 8%, from 671 to 726. By 2024-25, the school had 23.8 students per teacher, compared with 24.9 in 2020-21.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow UTK-8How many students attend Longfellow UTK-8?
Longfellow UTK-8 enrolls approximately 726 students in grades KG-08.
Is Longfellow UTK-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Longfellow UTK-8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Longfellow UTK-8 have?
Longfellow UTK-8 employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longfellow UTK-8?
At Longfellow UTK-8, the student body is approximately 37% White, 45% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Longfellow UTK-8 public or private?
Longfellow UTK-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.