Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch

Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Gary, Indiana, run under Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, enrolls 483 students, covering grades K through 4.

Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch is one of 3 schools operated by Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, a district that instructs 1,550 students overall.

Demographically, Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch reports that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Lake County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 6.8%, the actual is 10.8%, a residual of +4.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch is one campus in the mix.

Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch. On composite proficiency, Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 483). The White share of enrollment fell from 54% to 32% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.