Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUNCIE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180732001237
Longfellow Elementary School
1900 E Centennial, Muncie, IN 47303 · (765) 747-5410 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
287 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 77% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
12.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
19.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Longfellow Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Elementary School this school | 348 | 82.5% | 13.6% |
| Thomas Miller Elementary School Lafayette | 318 | 79.6% | 36.9% |
| Frances Slocum Elem School Marion | 473 | 84.6% | 19.5% |
| Elwood Haynes Elementary School Kokomo | 334 | 86.8% | 15.9% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Kokomo | 305 | 77.0% | 18.9% |
| Lincoln School Evansville | 280 | 75.7% | 9.4% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #913 of 983 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #871 of 986 | #13 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #939 of 986 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #729 of 1,079 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #107 of 991 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #113 of 996 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #33 of 1,058 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #258 of 353 | #6 of 7 |
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
348
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 348 | 28.2 | 12.3:1 | 82% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 69% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 23.1 | 14.0:1 | 86% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 80% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | 94% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 17 | 20.5:1 | 94% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 95% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 84% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 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 a small elementary school serving families in Muncie, Indiana. Its 348 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in Muncie Community Schools totals 5,188 students.
Black students form the largest group at Longfellow Elementary School, 40% of enrollment. Other groups make up 35% White, 20% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 5% of Delaware County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Longfellow Elementary School comes in at 68%.
Federal data list 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Longfellow Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.3:1. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. The lunch program counts 82% of students at Longfellow Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Delaware County average 55%.
allk12 grades Longfellow Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Longfellow Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 17.2%. Longfellow Elementary School scores 13.6%, 3.6 points below that line.
Census estimates describe Delaware County this way: median household income is about $58,127, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Delaware County number 36 and enroll about 15,683.
Nearby, East Washington Academy is about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Longfellow Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Longfellow Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 340 students in 2020-21 and 348 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
Community posts for Longfellow Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muncie Community Schools
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- West View Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- East Washington AcademyElementary · 492 students
- South View Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Southside Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Other schools in Muncie
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Burris Laboratory SchoolCombined · 676 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
Other Longfellow Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 18 states are named Longfellow Elementary. Longfellow Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 37.
- Longfellow ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 904 students
- Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 780 students
- Longfellow ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 773 students
- Longfellow ElementaryRiverside, CA · 701 students
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 577 students
Nearby schools
- East Washington Academy1.1 mi · 492
- Muncie Central High School1.3 mi · 1,337
- North View Elementary School2.0 mi · 384
- Excel Center - Muncie2.1 mi · 288
- Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry2.4 mi · 201
- South View Elementary School2.5 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Longfellow Elementary School?
Longfellow Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
Is Longfellow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Longfellow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Longfellow Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Longfellow Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longfellow Elementary School?
At Longfellow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 5% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Longfellow Elementary School public or private?
Longfellow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muncie Community Schools.
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