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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Longfellow Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-32·NCES 080633001108
Longfellow Elementary School
425 WEST 7TH STREET, SALIDA, CO 81201 · (719) 530-5260 · Chaffee County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
178 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 22% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Salida School District No. R-32. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 62 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 Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 64.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Longfellow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #129 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #129 of 940 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #183 of 946 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #326 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #330 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #821 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #585 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #165 of 200 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
449
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 449 | 30.5 | 14.7:1 | 40% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 31.3 | 14.5:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 30.1 | 14.5:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 41% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 41% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 36% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfellow Elementary School.
About Longfellow Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in SALIDA, Colorado. The school had 449 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25.
The district, Salida School District No. R-32, has 1,351 students enrolled across 6 schools.
The large majority of students at Longfellow Elementary School, 84%, are White. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 87% White share among all Chaffee County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Longfellow Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Longfellow Elementary School operates with 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. About 40% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 37% average for public schools in Chaffee County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Longfellow Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Colorado schools. It scores 62.0%; the prediction is 42.7%.
Census estimates describe Chaffee County this way: median household income is about $84,132, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Chaffee County number 12 and enroll about 2,462.
Of nearby public schools, Salida Montessori Charter School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Longfellow Elementary School comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Longfellow Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 418 in 2020-21 and 449 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
Community posts for Longfellow Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chaffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,178
Census ACS
Median income
$84,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salida School District No. R-32
- Salida High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Salida Middle SchoolMiddle · 327 students
- Salida Early Childhood CenterElementary · 74 students
- Crest AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · 32 students
Other schools in SALIDA
- Salida High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Salida Middle SchoolMiddle · 327 students
- Salida Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Salida Early Childhood CenterElementary · 74 students
- Crest AcademyMiddle · 60 students
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Salida Montessori Charter School0.2 mi · 186
- Horizons Exploratory Academy0.4 mi · 32
- Salida Middle School0.6 mi · 327
- Salida High School0.6 mi · 409
- Salida Early Childhood Center0.6 mi · 74
- Crest Academy1.0 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Longfellow Elementary School?
Longfellow Elementary School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Longfellow Elementary School serve?
Longfellow Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Longfellow Elementary School have?
Longfellow Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Longfellow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Longfellow Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Longfellow Elementary School public or private?
Longfellow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salida School District No. R-32.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.