Longfellow Elementary

Longfellow Elementary is an elementary campus of small scale in PASCO, Washington, overseen by Pasco School District, serveing 312 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 28 schools in Pasco School District (18,913 students total), Longfellow Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Longfellow Elementary reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Franklin County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Longfellow Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.1%, the actual is 14.9%, a residual of -4.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $86,714, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Longfellow Elementary is one of 43 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students).

The closest other public school is Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-Learning, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Longfellow Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 15.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 36%: 485 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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