LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a substantial elementary school in Fargo, North Dakota, part of FARGO 1. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 82% larger than typical.

Within FARGO 1, which oversees 26 schools and 11,443 students, LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Cass County's rate of about 30%.

In the area at large, census data for Cass County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cass County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), of which LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 6%, going from 363 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025.

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