Longfellow Elementary School
1130 Seymour Ave
Iowa City IA, 52240, Johnson County
Phone: 319-688-1135
Ranking: (328 out of 696, top 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Iowa City Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 315 | 327 | 344 | 316 | 310 | 304 | 318 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2.5% |
Kindergarten: | 38 | 12.1% | 45 | 13.8% | 47 | 13.7% | 46 | 14.6% | 44 | 14.2% | 48 | 15.8% | 45 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 49 | 15.6% | 39 | 11.9% | 51 | 14.8% | 44 | 13.9% | 47 | 15.2% | 45 | 14.8% | 55 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 41 | 13.0% | 42 | 12.8% | 51 | 14.8% | 48 | 15.2% | 48 | 15.5% | 52 | 17.1% | 42 | 13.2% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 14.9% | 51 | 15.6% | 49 | 14.2% | 46 | 14.6% | 52 | 16.8% | 38 | 12.5% | 39 | 12.3% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 15.2% | 49 | 15.0% | 45 | 13.1% | 53 | 16.8% | 38 | 12.3% | 38 | 12.5% | 48 | 15.1% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 15.6% | 46 | 14.1% | 58 | 16.9% | 40 | 12.7% | 39 | 12.6% | 43 | 14.1% | 41 | 12.9% |
Grade 6: | 43 | 13.7% | 55 | 16.8% | 43 | 12.5% | 39 | 12.3% | 42 | 13.5% | 40 | 13.2% | 40 | 12.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 161 | 51.1% | 170 | 52.0% | 170 | 49.4% | 152 | 48.1% | 148 | 47.7% | 146 | 48.0% | 154 | 48.4% |
Female: | 154 | 48.9% | 157 | 48.0% | 174 | 50.6% | 164 | 51.9% | 162 | 52.3% | 150 | 49.3% | 160 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 13 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.7% | 17 | 5.5% | 15 | 4.9% | 13 | 4.1% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.2% | 12 | 3.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.9% |
Black: | 28 | 8.9% | 27 | 8.3% | 43 | 12.5% | 31 | 9.8% | 31 | 10.0% | 41 | 13.5% | 44 | 13.8% |
White: | 265 | 84.1% | 269 | 82.3% | 267 | 77.6% | 255 | 80.7% | 253 | 81.6% | 238 | 78.3% | 254 | 79.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.8% | 16 | 4.9% | 8 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 17.5% | 50 | 15.3% | 65 | 18.9% | 49 | 15.5% | 48 | 15.5% | 53 | 17.4% | 64 | 20.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 16 | 5.1% | 8 | 2.6% | 11 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.02 | 14.05 | 15.62 | 16.15 | 17.21 | 16.10 | 17.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.42% | 72.48% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.89% | 74.81% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.05% | 72.95% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.56% | 76.89% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 75.37% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.80% | 78.87% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 72.70% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 75.91% | 75.51% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 76.51% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 75.82% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.39% | 73.02% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 74.73% | 75.72% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.86% | 74.69% | 71.48% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.70% | 73.65% | 73.04% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.38% | 68.83% | 64.44% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.58% | 65.37% | 65.78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.8% | 58.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.2% | 41.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 0.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.1% | 100.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,306.0 | $48,894.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,570.0 | $48,894.0 |
* Longfellow Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.