Longfellow Elementary School
2011 South 10th St
Council Bluffs IA, 51501, Pottawattamie County
Phone: 712-328-6522
Ranking: 
(636 out of 696, bottom 9%)*
(636 out of 696, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Council Bluffs Community 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: | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 548 | 520 | 500 | 491 | 389 | 403 | 420 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 72 | 13.1% | 71 | 13.7% | 68 | 13.6% | 53 | 10.8% | 56 | 14.4% | 56 | 13.9% | 60 | 14.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 19.2% | 78 | 15.0% | 86 | 17.2% | 93 | 18.9% | 71 | 18.3% | 56 | 13.9% | 63 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 13.9% | 79 | 15.2% | 82 | 16.4% | 90 | 18.3% | 54 | 13.9% | 62 | 15.4% | 41 | 9.8% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 15.0% | 76 | 14.6% | 81 | 16.2% | 67 | 13.6% | 70 | 18.0% | 39 | 9.7% | 51 | 12.1% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 14.4% | 68 | 13.1% | 57 | 11.4% | 79 | 16.1% | 40 | 10.3% | 45 | 11.2% | 42 | 10.0% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 11.9% | 66 | 12.7% | 75 | 15.0% | 46 | 9.4% | 52 | 13.4% | 43 | 10.7% | 53 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 69 | 12.6% | 82 | 15.8% | 51 | 10.2% | 63 | 12.8% | 46 | 11.8% | 50 | 12.4% | 46 | 11.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 294 | 53.6% | 276 | 53.1% | 263 | 52.6% | 256 | 52.1% | 227 | 58.4% | 230 | 57.1% | 232 | 55.2% |
| Female: | 254 | 46.4% | 244 | 46.9% | 237 | 47.4% | 235 | 47.9% | 162 | 41.6% | 165 | 40.9% | 184 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 126 | 23.0% | 113 | 21.7% | 115 | 23.0% | 113 | 23.0% | 106 | 27.2% | 82 | 20.3% | 77 | 18.3% |
| Black: | 18 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% |
| White: | 387 | 70.6% | 376 | 72.3% | 353 | 70.6% | 348 | 70.9% | 264 | 67.9% | 311 | 77.2% | 327 | 77.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 265 | 48.4% | 318 | 61.2% | 307 | 61.4% | 303 | 61.7% | 198 | 50.9% | 184 | 45.7% | 188 | 44.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 7.5% | 60 | 11.5% | 57 | 11.4% | 38 | 7.7% | 55 | 14.1% | 55 | 13.6% | 75 | 17.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.40 | 16.25 | 15.63 | 16.37 | 14.01 | 13.50 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.31% | 74.23% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.82% | 63.24% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 73.21% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.35% | 70.14% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 65.03% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.40% | 65.03% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.62% | 67.01% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.16% | 65.88% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.72% | 65.55% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.67% | 67.64% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.85% | 69.50% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.00% | 70.72% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% | 64.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.0% | 35.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% | 45.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% | 54.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,542.0 | $41,573.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,042.0 | $35,274.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,208.0 | $46,761.0 |
* Longfellow Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.