Longfellow New Tech Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Gary, Indiana
Longfellow New Tech Elementary School in Gary, Indiana enrolled 483 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
524 students in 2022-23, 486 students in 2023-24, 483 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 524 | 30.0 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 30.5 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 483 | 25.0 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 453 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Longfellow New Tech Elementary School enrolled 453 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 453 of the 453 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions23
- Chronically absent29.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
31.9% of students were Black, 31.7% White, 30.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black31.9%
- White31.7%
- Hispanic30.2%
- Two or more races5.8%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Longfellow New Tech Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10‑14% | 11% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Gary
9 public elementary schools in Gary report 2024-25 enrollment; Longfellow New Tech Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter School of the Dunes | 836 | 17.8 | 67.2% |
| Aspire Charter Academy | 684 | 20.7 | 89.0% |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | 566 | 15.3 | 56.9% |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary School | 483 | 19.3 | 74.5% |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | 472 | 15.6 | 56.4% |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School | 450 | 15.9 | 68.7% |
| Beveridge Elementary School | 374 | 16.7 | 64.7% |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | 293 | 18.0 | 63.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Longfellow New Tech Elementary School
- Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 330 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Frankie Woods McCullough AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 472 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
- Compare Longfellow New Tech Elementary School with Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lake Ridge New Tech Schools spends per student$14,662 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,662
- The largest public schools in IndianaLongfellow New Tech Elementary School is the number 414 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#414 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.19.3:1
- 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 New Tech Elementary School
How many students attend Longfellow New Tech Elementary School?
483 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 524 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gary, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Longfellow New Tech Elementary School?
19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Longfellow New Tech Elementary School a Title I school?
Longfellow New Tech Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Longfellow New Tech Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Longfellow New Tech Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Longfellow New Tech Elementary School in?
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, NCES district ID 1805460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180546000993 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.