Longfellow Elementary School

Longfellow Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Muncie, Indiana, overseen by Muncie Community Schools. The school instructs 348 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 20% smaller than typical.

Longfellow Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Muncie Community Schools, a district that hosts 5,188 students overall.

Demographically, Longfellow Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% White, 20% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 5% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Longfellow Elementary School shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Delaware County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Longfellow Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.2%; this one delivers 13.6%.

Around the school, census data for Delaware County shows median household earnings sit near $58,127, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Delaware County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,683 students), Longfellow Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is East Washington Academy, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Longfellow Elementary School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.7%.

Longfellow Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Longfellow Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 348). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 48% to 40%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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