Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000078
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY
400 EDITH NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102 · (505) 764-2024 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
168 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · 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
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
23.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY this school | 168 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TAOS | 179 | 100.0% | N/A |
| RIO GRANDE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ALBUQUERQUE | 203 | 98.0% | 31.2% |
| SANDOVAL ACADEMY OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION RIO RANCHO | 222 | 100.0% | 38.6% |
| NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 190 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 233 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #225 of 329 | #57 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #188 of 354 | #45 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #322 of 366 | #81 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #360 of 490 | #101 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #26 of 393 | #12 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.5% | #45 of 287 | #29 of 88 |
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
168
-46 (-21%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 168 | 19.4 | 8.7:1 | 100% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 17.4 | 10.4:1 | 100% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 167 | 17.2 | 9.7:1 | 100% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 20.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 100% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 80% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 87% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (273 to 168); teachers down 6% (20.5 to 19.4).
About LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school with an address in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The school had 168 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287, so this school runs 41% smaller than that.
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is one of 172 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, which enrolls 74,800 students in total.
A majority of students at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY, 79%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 10% Native American, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY comes in at 37%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County.
A school with LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY's lunch-eligibility share in New Mexico is predicted to score 33.4%. LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY scores 27.4%, 6.0 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bernalillo County show that median household income is about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 211 public schools in Bernalillo County, with a combined enrollment of about 85,724.
Nearby, ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 21%, from 214 to 168. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
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- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
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- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
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- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
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- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Other Longfellow Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 18 states are named Longfellow Elementary. LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is the 36th largest of the 37.
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARYRATON, NM · 235 students
- Longfellow ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 904 students
- Longfellow ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 780 students
- Longfellow ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 773 students
- Longfellow ElementaryRiverside, CA · 701 students
Nearby schools
- ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY0.1 mi · 350
- AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 196
- EUGENE FIELD ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 113
- EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY0.7 mi · 212
- SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 452
- LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY serve?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY are roughly 6% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY public or private?
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.