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What's one thing Longfellow Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550753000866
Longfellow Middle
1900 Denton St, La Crosse, WI 54601 · (608) 789-7670 · La Crosse County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
296 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 43.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Longfellow Middle
Longfellow Middle's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Middle this school | 631 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| DeLong Middle Eau Claire | 893 | 43.6% | 56.1% |
| Northstar Middle Eau Claire | 529 | 42.9% | 54.8% |
| Menomonie Middle Menomonie | 730 | 41.5% | 59.9% |
| Tipler Middle Oshkosh | 366 | 41.0% | 67.3% |
| Horace Mann Middle Wausau | 635 | 46.1% | 52.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Longfellow Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #263 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #276 of 327 ▼ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #214 of 327 ▲ 21 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #76 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #16 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #66 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #86 of 323 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.4% | #13 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
+104 (+20%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 631 | 61 | 10.3:1 | 47% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 62 | 10.1:1 | 47% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 43.9 | 11.1:1 | 42% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 50% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 40.5 | 11.9:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 45% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 44 | 12.5:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 35% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 45 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfellow Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (484 to 631); teachers up 51% (40.5 to 61).
About Longfellow Middle
Longfellow Middle is one of the public schools in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is a high-enrollment middle school. A total of 631 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 66% higher.
In La Crosse School District, 19 schools enroll a combined 5,717 students.
At Longfellow Middle, White students make up 67% of the student body. The school is also 13% multiracial, 10% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is lower than the 88% White share among all La Crosse County residents. Longfellow Middle's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Longfellow Middle, 61 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.3:1. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 10.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment. The 35% average for public schools in La Crosse County is 12 points lower.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.9%. Longfellow Middle scores 45.1%.
Across La Crosse County, the median household income is $73,013, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, La Crosse County has 38 public schools and roughly 14,903 students.
Nearby, Central High is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Longfellow Middle ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 45.1% versus a 53.7% average.
The NCES locale for Longfellow Middle is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Longfellow Middle's enrollment climbed from 527 in 2020-21 to 631 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.3:1 to 10.3:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
La Crosse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,488
Census ACS
Median income
$73,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
14,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Crosse School District
- Central HighHigh · 969 students
- Logan HighHigh · 729 students
- Logan MiddleMiddle · 424 students
- Southern Bluffs ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Spence ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Emerson ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in La Crosse
- Central HighHigh · 969 students
- Logan HighHigh · 729 students
- Logan MiddleMiddle · 424 students
- Southern Bluffs ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Spence ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Emerson ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other Longfellow Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Longfellow Middle. Longfellow Middle is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Longfellow MiddleWauwatosa, WI · 782 students
- Longfellow MiddleFalls Church, VA · 1,226 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolNorman, OK · 708 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 597 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolEnid, OK · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Central High0.5 mi · 969
- La Crosse Offsite Preschool0.5 mi · 104
- Spence Elementary0.6 mi · 329
- School of Technology and Arts I1.0 mi · 104
- Hamilton Elementary School1.0 mi · 151
- Emerson Elementary1.4 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow MiddleHow many students attend Longfellow Middle?
Longfellow Middle enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 06-08.
Is Longfellow Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Longfellow Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Longfellow Middle?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Longfellow Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longfellow Middle?
At Longfellow Middle, the student body is approximately 67% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Longfellow Middle public or private?
Longfellow Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Crosse School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.