Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230993000277
Longfellow School-Portland
432 Stevens AV, Portland, ME 04103 · (207) 874-8195 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Maine public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
71 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
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 | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 28% · 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
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
82.1%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Longfellow School-Portland
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow School-Portland this school | 263 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Dora L Small Elementary School South Portland | 193 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Young School Saco | 323 | 28.5% | N/A |
| Raymond Elementary School Raymond | 275 | 26.2% | N/A |
| Village Elementary School-Gorham Gorham | 392 | 21.7% | N/A |
| Woodside Elementary School Topsham | 294 | 26.9% | N/A |
Matched among Maine 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 School-Portland ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #9 of 193 | #5 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.9% | #1 of 199 | #1 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #127 of 360 | #30 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #95 of 181 | #21 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #27 of 181 | #13 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #243 of 280 | #32 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #20 of 134 | #4 of 22 |
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
263
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 27% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 20% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 10% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 20% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 24.4 | 14.2:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 21% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 22% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 16% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 29 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfellow School-Portland.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (346 to 263); teachers down 6% (24.4 to 23).
About Longfellow School-Portland
Longfellow School-Portland is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Portland, Maine. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 263 students.
Longfellow School-Portland is one school in Portland Public Schools, a system of 16 schools with 6,548 students.
White students make up a majority at Longfellow School-Portland, at 78%. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Cumberland County is about 86% White. Longfellow School-Portland's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Longfellow School-Portland operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Maine have 10.5:1, compared with 11.4:1 here. Longfellow School-Portland reports 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Maine public elementary schools, Longfellow School-Portland receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among Cumberland County residents, the median household income is $95,677, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Longfellow School-Portland, Cumberland County has 98 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Deering High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Longfellow School-Portland is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Longfellow School-Portland falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Longfellow School-Portland's enrollment declined from 295 in 2020-21 to 263 in 2024-25.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students
Quick facts
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- Deering High School0.1 mi · 850
- Lincoln Middle School0.2 mi · 382
- Ocean Avenue0.6 mi · 337
- Amanda C Rowe School1.1 mi · 470
- King Middle School1.5 mi · 434
- Casco Bay High School1.7 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow School-PortlandHow large is Longfellow School-Portland?
Longfellow School-Portland enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Longfellow School-Portland serve?
Longfellow School-Portland serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Longfellow School-Portland?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Longfellow School-Portland.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longfellow School-Portland?
At Longfellow School-Portland, the student body is approximately 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Longfellow School-Portland public or private?
Longfellow School-Portland is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland Public Schools.
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