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Which teacher or staff member at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT·NCES 160153000264
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2500 SOUTH HIGBEE AVENUE, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404 · (208) 525-7648 · Bonneville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Idaho public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
230 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 46%
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 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
45.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 577 | 39.9% | N/A |
| MIDDLETON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MIDDLETON | 573 | 38.0% | N/A |
| SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE | 518 | 39.0% | N/A |
| EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 560 | 44.3% | N/A |
| CHUBBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHUBBUCK | 421 | 39.9% | N/A |
| MELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBA 2C | 430 | 40.2% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bonneville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #180 of 323 | #12 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #155 of 319 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #28 of 393 | #3 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #293 of 295 | #27 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #197 of 296 | #20 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #219 of 328 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #35 of 70 | #7 of 13 |
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
577
+78 (+16%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 577 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 40% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 28 | 20.5:1 | 29% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 25.5 | 23.4:1 | 32% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 25% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 22.8 | 23.2:1 | 31% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 21 | 24.3:1 | 39% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 27% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 11% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 26 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (528 to 577); teachers up 5% (22.8 to 24).
About LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, under IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT. The school counted 577 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 74% larger than the 332-student average for elementary schools in Idaho.
The district for LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, with 20 schools and 9,903 students.
Of every 100 students at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 81 are White. It is also 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Bonneville County at about 84% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24.0:1. Elementary schools in Idaho have an average ratio of 18.1:1. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 41% average for public schools in Bonneville County.
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Idaho public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bonneville County show that median household income comes to about $79,068, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 57, with about 27,028 students.
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count increased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 22.7 in 2020-21 to 24.0 in 2024-25.
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Bonneville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- EAGLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 704 students
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
Other Longfellow Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 18 states are named Longfellow Elementary. LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 37.
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOISE, ID · 248 students
- Longfellow ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 904 students
- Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 780 students
- Longfellow ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 773 students
- Longfellow ElementaryRiverside, CA · 701 students
Nearby schools
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 383
- EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 560
- SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 568
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 753
- THERESA BUNKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 297
- ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY1.2 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT.
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