Longfellow Elementary

Located at 800 E Providence Ave, in Spokane, Washington, Longfellow Elementary is an average-sized elementary school that caters to 417 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Spokane School District.

Spokane School District comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 28,853 students; Longfellow Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Longfellow Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Longfellow Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Longfellow Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 27.1%; actual is 41.0%, +13.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household earnings sit near $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Spokane County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), of which Longfellow Elementary is one.

Denny Yasuhara Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Longfellow Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Longfellow Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 507 (now 417). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Longfellow Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.