Charles W Longer Elementary School
1320 Union St
Hollidaysburg PA, 16648, Blair County
Phone: 814-695-4431
Ranking: 
(792 out of 2,311, top 34%)*
(792 out of 2,311, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hollidaysburg Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 521 | 519 | 375 | 341 | 354 | 356 | 350 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 14.6% | 75 | 14.5% | 90 | 24.0% | 76 | 22.3% | 76 | 21.5% | 76 | 21.3% | 70 | 20.0% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 13.6% | 86 | 16.6% | 49 | 13.1% | 44 | 12.9% | 44 | 12.4% | 45 | 12.6% | 44 | 12.6% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 15.9% | 75 | 14.5% | 40 | 10.7% | 42 | 12.3% | 42 | 11.9% | 39 | 11.0% | 52 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 15.4% | 69 | 13.3% | 46 | 12.3% | 43 | 12.6% | 41 | 11.6% | 56 | 15.7% | 44 | 12.6% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 14.8% | 63 | 12.1% | 51 | 13.6% | 40 | 11.7% | 55 | 15.5% | 50 | 14.0% | 47 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 11.7% | 73 | 14.1% | 42 | 11.2% | 56 | 16.4% | 47 | 13.3% | 50 | 14.0% | 40 | 11.4% |
| Grade 6: | 73 | 14.0% | 78 | 15.0% | 57 | 15.2% | 40 | 11.7% | 49 | 13.8% | 40 | 11.2% | 53 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 54.9% | 285 | 54.9% | 207 | 55.2% | 181 | 53.1% | 187 | 52.8% | 180 | 50.6% | 185 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 235 | 45.1% | 234 | 45.1% | 168 | 44.8% | 160 | 46.9% | 159 | 44.9% | 168 | 47.2% | 161 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.4% |
| White: | 493 | 94.6% | 492 | 94.8% | 360 | 96.0% | 328 | 96.2% | 339 | 95.8% | 348 | 97.8% | 342 | 97.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 188 | 36.1% | 191 | 36.8% | 132 | 35.2% | 107 | 31.4% | 123 | 34.7% | 112 | 31.5% | 102 | 29.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.8% | 31 | 6.0% | 21 | 5.6% | 27 | 7.9% | 42 | 11.9% | 40 | 11.2% | 40 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.65 | 14.98 | 14.73 | 13.75 | 13.56 | 13.20 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 85% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 87.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 88.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 84.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 78.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 84.7% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 87.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 92.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 90.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 95.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 82% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 81.2% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 93.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 91.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 54.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 77.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 73.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 82.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 83.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 83.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 86.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 64.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 77.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 58.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 65.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 68.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 66.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 70% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 83.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 84.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 79.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 90.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 89.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82.2% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.6% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.9% | 68.5% |
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* Charles W Longer Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.