Longfellow Primary School

Longfellow Primary School operates as a compact elementary-level community in Sidney, Ohio, run under Sidney City. Current enrollment sits at 303 students spanning grades K through 2. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Longfellow Primary School is one of 7 schools operated by Sidney City, a district that hosts 3,149 students overall.

Demographically, Longfellow Primary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Longfellow Primary School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at Longfellow Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Shelby County's rate of about 52%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put the typical household earns roughly $73,978 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,812 students), of which Longfellow Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Northwood Intermediate School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Longfellow Primary School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 303 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.