H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School

H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School operates as an average-sized intermediate school in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is one of 49 schools operated by Indianapolis Public Schools, a district that serves 21,055 students overall.

Demographically, H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School lists that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.4%; this one delivers 11.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that median household income runs about $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is one.

The closest other public school is William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School. On composite proficiency, H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School's enrollment has edged up 69% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 538). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 36% to 29% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.