Longfellow School

Longfellow School, a heavily attended elementary-level community in Great Falls, Montana, overseen by Great Falls Elem, serves 263 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 57% above the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Within Great Falls Elem, which oversees 18 schools and 7,094 students, Longfellow School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Longfellow School reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Native American, 17% Hispanic, 17% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cascade County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cascade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,690 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Longfellow School is one of 45 public schools in Cascade County (combined enrollment of about 11,577 students).

Nearest neighbor: Great Falls High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Longfellow School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Longfellow School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 263). Over the same period, the White share increased from 32% to 41%.

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