Longfellow School-Portland

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Portland, Maine

Longfellow School-Portland in Portland, Maine enrolled 263 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 90-94% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%).

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

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

257 students in 2022-23, 274 students in 2023-24, 263 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at Longfellow School-Portland by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232572023-242742024-25263
Students enrolled at Longfellow School-Portland by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232572023-242742024-25263
Students enrolled at Longfellow School-Portland by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232572023-242742024-25263
Students enrolled at Longfellow School-Portland by school year2022-23: 257, 2023-24: 274, 2024-25: 26301002003002022-232572023-242742024-25263
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325723.011.2
2023-2427425.011.0
2024-2526323.011.4

11.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Maine elementary schools

Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; This school 11.4; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Longfellow School-Portland enrolled 279 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.9% of students were White, 8.7% of two or more races, 8.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White77.9%
  2. Two or more races8.7%
  3. Black8.4%
  4. Hispanic3.8%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 and 2022-23

The students tested at Longfellow School-Portland scored proficient or above: 90-94% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2290‑94%81%84.1%
Math, 2022-2375‑79%71% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Portland

8 public elementary schools in Portland report 2024-25 enrollment; Longfellow School-Portland is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School48912.221.5%
Amanda C Rowe School47010.430.0%
Howard C Reiche Community Sch46710.352.5%
Gerald E Talbot Community School39410.654.1%
East End Community School3919.851.2%
Ocean Avenue33710.525.8%
Presumpscot School26610.542.5%
Longfellow School-Portland26311.416.3%

All public schools in Portland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Longfellow School-Portland

  1. Ocean AvenueThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 337 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Amanda C Rowe SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 470 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Longfellow School-Portland with Ocean AvenueStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Portland Public Schools spends per student$21,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,356
  5. The largest public schools in MaineLongfellow School-Portland is the number 127 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#127 of 346
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.11.4:1
  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 School-Portland

  1. How many students attend Longfellow School-Portland?
    263 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 257 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Portland, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Longfellow School-Portland?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Longfellow School-Portland a Title I school?
    Longfellow School-Portland was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Longfellow School-Portland do on state tests?
    The students tested at Longfellow School-Portland scored proficient or above: 90-94% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Longfellow School-Portland in?
    Portland Public Schools, NCES district ID 2309930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230993000277 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 and 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.

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