Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CUSD 2·NCES 172460002665
Longfellow Elementary School
1400 W Hendrickson St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 993-3230 · Williamson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
175 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within Marion CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 52.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Illinois 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 28 points, placing it in Illinois'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 →
Schools most like Longfellow Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Elementary School this school | 261 | 67.0% | 61.3% |
| Marquette Elementary School Machesney Park | 268 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Washington-Monroe Elementary School Lincoln | 224 | 68.3% | 33.8% |
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School Carrier Mills | 300 | 61.0% | 27.7% |
| Washington Elementary School Jacksonville | 264 | 73.5% | 38.4% |
| Norwood Primary School Peoria | 224 | 61.6% | 22.6% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #292 of 1,925 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #321 of 2,077 ▼ 49 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #335 of 2,077 ▼ 8 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #1,768 of 2,419 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #875 of 2,035 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #999 of 2,042 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #814 of 2,132 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #1,271 of 1,461 | #7 of 9 |
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
261
+39 (+18%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 360
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 | 261 | 20.2 | 12.9:1 | 67% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 19.3 | 13.1:1 | 70% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 19.2 | 12.6:1 | 71% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 21.7 | 12.5:1 | 64% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 64% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 16 | 21.0:1 | 59% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 12 | 30.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfellow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (271 to 261); teachers down 7% (21.7 to 20.2).
About Longfellow Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Marion, Illinois. It enrolls 261 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 31% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Longfellow Elementary School belongs to Marion CUSD 2, a district of 7 schools and 3,684 students.
The largest group at Longfellow Elementary School is White students, at 71%. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Williamson County, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for Longfellow Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. For comparison, public schools in Williamson County average 54%.
Longfellow Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 61.3%. Predicted: 32.8%. Difference: 28.5 points.
The county, Williamson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,604 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Williamson County has 26 public schools with about 9,700 students, including Longfellow Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Marion High School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The school's 61.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Longfellow Elementary School's location as Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 39 students, from 222 to 261.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion CUSD 2
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Adams SchoolElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Other Longfellow Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 18 states are named Longfellow Elementary. Longfellow Elementary School is the 31st largest of the 37.
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 524 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolWheaton, IL · 318 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolRock Island, IL · 262 students
- Longfellow ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 904 students
- Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Marion High School0.5 mi · 1,075
- Marion Jr High School0.5 mi · 742
- Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 465
- Jefferson Elementary School1.7 mi · 376
- Lincoln Elementary School2.0 mi · 482
- Herrin Middle School6.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Longfellow Elementary School?
Longfellow Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Longfellow Elementary School serve?
Longfellow Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Longfellow Elementary School have?
Longfellow Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Longfellow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Longfellow Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Longfellow Elementary School public or private?
Longfellow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion CUSD 2.
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