Center

Center is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Longmeadow, with 412 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Center is one of 6 schools operated by Longmeadow, a district that serves 2,764 students overall.

On demographics, Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Center shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hampden County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Center is one.

Williams Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 404 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.