Longfellow Alternative High

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Longfellow Alternative High in Minneapolis, Minnesota enrolled 50 students in 2024-25 with 6.4 full-time teachers, 7.8 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 44.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% or less (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

56 students in 2022-23, 61 students in 2023-24, 50 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.8 to 6.4.

Students enrolled at Longfellow Alternative High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 500204060802022-23562023-24612024-2550
Students enrolled at Longfellow Alternative High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 500204060802022-23562023-24612024-2550
Students enrolled at Longfellow Alternative High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 500204060802022-23562023-24612024-2550
Students enrolled at Longfellow Alternative High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 61, 2024-25: 500204060802022-23562023-24612024-2550
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23566.88.3
2023-24617.78.0
2024-25506.47.8

7.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 7.8; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 7.8; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 7.8; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 7.8; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 7.8state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 65 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Longfellow Alternative High enrolled 65 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 65 of the 65 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

44.0% of students were Hispanic, 38.0% Black, 10.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic44.0%
  2. Black38.0%
  3. Two or more races10.0%
  4. White4.0%
  5. American Indian4.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Longfellow Alternative High scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Mathunder 50%33%44.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20% or less of the 26 students in Longfellow Alternative High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate20% or less68%83.3%
Students in the class262,49469,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Minneapolis

44 public high schools in Minneapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Washburn High1,52117.932.9%
South High1,25712.959.7%
Southwest High1,19515.722.1%
Roosevelt High1,14814.840.1%
Edison High86513.564.6%
Henry High78310.266.4%
Hiawatha Collegiate High School74417.468.1%
North High59111.069.2%

All public schools in Minneapolis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Longfellow Alternative High

  1. Universal Academy Middle/HighThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 154 students, 27.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Hiawatha Collegiate High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 744 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Longfellow Alternative High with Universal Academy Middle/HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Minneapolis Public School District spends per student$21,839 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,839
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaLongfellow Alternative High is the number 571 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#571 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher7.8 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.7.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Longfellow Alternative High

  1. How many students attend Longfellow Alternative High?
    50 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 56 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Minneapolis, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Longfellow Alternative High?
    7.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Longfellow Alternative High a Title I school?
    Longfellow Alternative High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Longfellow Alternative High do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Longfellow Alternative High scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 44.8% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Longfellow Alternative High?
    20% or less of the 26 students in Longfellow Alternative High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Longfellow Alternative High in?
    Minneapolis Public School District, NCES district ID 2721240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272124003106 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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