Arthur M Longsjo Middle School

Arthur M Longsjo Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle-grades schools in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, operated by Fitchburg, with 614 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 8 schools in Fitchburg (5,234 students total), Arthur M Longsjo Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Arthur M Longsjo Middle School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 18% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Worcester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $95,939, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Arthur M Longsjo Middle School is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

The closest other public school is McKay Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Arthur M Longsjo Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Arthur M Longsjo Middle School's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 614). White enrollment moved from 28% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Arthur M Longsjo Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.