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Enrollment
538
Middle
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 180477002630
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School
510 Laurel Street, Indianapolis, IN 46203 · (317) 226-4228 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Indiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
412 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 142 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 45% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
11.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School's state test result (11.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School this school | 538 | 76.6% | 11.5% |
| Jackson Middle School South Bend | 537 | 72.3% | 5.2% |
| Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World School Indianapolis | 455 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Arlington Middle School - a STEM School Indianapolis | 365 | 67.7% | 4.0% |
| James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School Indianapolis | 296 | 73.3% | 13.8% |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 452 | 77.7% | 18.6% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #308 of 324 | #29 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #297 of 325 | #24 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #312 of 325 | #29 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #165 of 334 | #24 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #37 of 314 | #5 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #63 of 315 | #21 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #15 of 330 | #4 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +69.2% | #5 of 110 | #4 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
538
+86 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 538 | 44.5 | 12.1:1 | 77% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 73% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 83% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 56 | 8.1:1 | 73% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 86% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School.
About H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is a public middle school run by Indianapolis Public Schools in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school's enrollment of 538 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Indianapolis Public Schools runs H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School along with 48 other schools, enrolling 21,055 students in total.
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is 51% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 14% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 27% of Marion County residents are Black. H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1, with 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. Lunch subsidy eligibility at H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is 77%. Public schools in Marion County average 60%.
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Indiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School would be expected to post about 21.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.5%.
Across Marion County, the median household income is $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marion County is home to 274 public schools and about 161,456 public school students.
William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory School is located about 0.4 miles from H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School. The five-mile area around H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 25.1%, higher than H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School's 11.5%.
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 538, a 19% rise from 452 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School?
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School serve?
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School have?
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School?
Student demographics at H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School are roughly 14% White, 29% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School in?
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World School is part of Indianapolis Public Schools.
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