LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY

LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is a close-knit elementary campus in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, operated by ALBUQUERQUE. The school hosts 168 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY sits 41% below that benchmark.

ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools in total, collectively educating 74,041 students. LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 10% Native American, 6% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 38%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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