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How has Longfellow Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
782
Middle
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUWATOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551599002083
Longfellow Middle
7600 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 · (414) 773-2400 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
143 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 34% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
73.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 71.8% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 (72.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Middle this school | 782 | 18.3% | 72.9% |
| Glacial Drumlin School Cottage Grove | 766 | 20.0% | 48.9% |
| Harvest Intermediate School DeForest | 966 | 17.4% | 63.5% |
| De Forest Middle De Forest | 602 | 19.8% | 61.6% |
| De Pere Middle De Pere | 690 | 21.6% | 78.6% |
| Oregon Middle Oregon | 613 | 17.9% | 59.3% |
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 Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #36 of 323 | #3 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #50 of 327 ▲ 6 | #4 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #36 of 327 ▲ 5 | #5 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #35 of 389 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #245 of 265 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #84 of 265 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #273 of 323 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #165 of 176 | #17 of 20 |
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
782
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 782 | 49.6 | 15.8:1 | 18% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 51.4 | 14.6:1 | 18% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 48.1 | 15.3:1 | 18% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 25% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 54.1 | 14.8:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 26% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 19% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 958 | 65 | 14.7:1 | 8% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 912 | 65 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longfellow Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (798 to 782); teachers down 8% (54.1 to 49.6).
About Longfellow Middle
A large middle school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Longfellow Middle is part of Wauwatosa School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 782 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 105% higher.
Wauwatosa School District has 17 schools; together they serve 6,704 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Longfellow Middle. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 19 points above the 51% share among Milwaukee County residents. By the diversity index, Longfellow Middle comes in at 49%.
Its teaching staff equals 49.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 18%. That is lower than the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Longfellow Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Longfellow Middle is 6.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.9% actual, 66.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Milwaukee County (population about 926,331), median household income is about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 284 public schools operate in Milwaukee County, serving about 122,496 students.
The nearest other public school, Roosevelt Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Longfellow Middle. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Longfellow Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
Longfellow Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 782 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 756. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.5:1 to 15.8:1.
The Longfellow Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wauwatosa School District
- East HighHigh · 1,043 students
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 373 students
Other schools in Wauwatosa
- East HighHigh · 1,043 students
- West HighHigh · 986 students
- Whitman MiddleMiddle · 570 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 373 students
Other Longfellow Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Longfellow Middle. Longfellow Middle is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Longfellow MiddleLa Crosse, WI · 631 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
- Roosevelt Elementary0.3 mi · 396
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 336
- Wauwatosa Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 91
- East High0.6 mi · 1,043
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 285
- McKinley Elementary0.8 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Longfellow MiddleHow many students attend Longfellow Middle?
Longfellow Middle enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Longfellow Middle serve?
Longfellow Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Longfellow Middle?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Longfellow Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Longfellow Middle?
At Longfellow Middle, the student body is approximately 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Longfellow Middle public or private?
Longfellow Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wauwatosa School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.