Longfellow Middle School

As a close-knit middle-grades school in Lorain, Ohio, Longfellow Middle School educates 398 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Lorain City.

Lorain City runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 6,150 students. Longfellow Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Longfellow Middle School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 31% Black, 23% White, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Lorain County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lorain County shows median household income runs about $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Longfellow Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Longfellow Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Longfellow Middle School has rose 3%, going from 387 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 23% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.