Longfellow School

Set in Baker, Montana, Longfellow School is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Baker K-12 Schools. It instructs 158 students across grades 3 through 6.

Within Baker K-12 Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 464 students, Longfellow School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Longfellow School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Fallon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Longfellow School reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Fallon County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,250 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fallon County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 566 students), Longfellow School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Longfellow School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Longfellow School has climbed 11%, going from 142 students in 2018 to 158 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.