Longfellow Elementary School
45th/Calhoun Sts
Gary IN, 46408, Lake County
Phone: 219-923-7004
Ranking: 
(1,124 out of 1,449, bottom 22%)*
(1,124 out of 1,449, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lake Ridge Schools
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: | 24 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 605 | 349 | 344 | 371 | 405 | 397 | 425 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 79 | 13.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 13.4% | 67 | 19.2% | 63 | 18.3% | 60 | 16.2% | 72 | 17.8% | 59 | 14.9% | 66 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 15.4% | 58 | 16.6% | 57 | 16.6% | 55 | 14.8% | 75 | 18.5% | 62 | 15.6% | 72 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 16.5% | 57 | 16.3% | 65 | 18.9% | 64 | 17.3% | 72 | 17.8% | 64 | 16.1% | 82 | 19.3% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 16.2% | 62 | 17.8% | 49 | 14.2% | 66 | 17.8% | 56 | 13.8% | 81 | 20.4% | 66 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 77 | 12.7% | 54 | 15.5% | 54 | 15.7% | 55 | 14.8% | 78 | 19.3% | 71 | 17.9% | 69 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | 77 | 12.7% | 51 | 14.6% | 56 | 16.3% | 71 | 19.1% | 52 | 12.8% | 60 | 15.1% | 70 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 321 | 53.1% | 178 | 51.0% | 178 | 51.7% | 185 | 49.9% | 173 | 42.7% | 172 | 43.3% | 191 | 44.9% |
| Female: | 284 | 46.9% | 171 | 49.0% | 166 | 48.3% | 186 | 50.1% | 176 | 43.5% | 195 | 49.1% | 201 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 185 | 30.6% | 92 | 26.4% | 83 | 24.1% | 105 | 28.3% | 78 | 19.3% | 91 | 22.9% | 89 | 20.9% |
| Black: | 39 | 6.4% | 36 | 10.3% | 34 | 9.9% | 29 | 7.8% | 38 | 9.4% | 36 | 9.1% | 32 | 7.5% |
| White: | 334 | 55.2% | 200 | 57.3% | 209 | 60.8% | 221 | 59.6% | 234 | 57.8% | 242 | 61.0% | 271 | 63.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 6.6% | 18 | 5.2% | 14 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 427 | 70.6% | 271 | 77.7% | 269 | 78.2% | 288 | 77.6% | 300 | 74.1% | 266 | 67.0% | 263 | 61.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.3% | 23 | 6.6% | 27 | 7.8% | 35 | 9.4% | 37 | 9.1% | 41 | 10.3% | 44 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.21 | 19.39 | 17.20 | 21.56 | 21.32 | 19.90 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.2% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 49% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74.3% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.5% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 77.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 50% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 74.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.7% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 53% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.3% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 53.7% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 62.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 30% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 40.3% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 53.2% | 67% |
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* Longfellow Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.