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Longfellow Elementary School
Gross And Forrest Ave
Pennsauken NJ, 08110, Camden County
Phone: 856-662-9037
Ranking:
(1,490 out of 1,847, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Pennsauken Township 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: | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 215 | 248 | 258 | 244 | 259 | 260 | 252 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 40 | 18.6% | 43 | 17.3% | 51 | 19.8% | 50 | 20.5% | 55 | 21.2% | 56 | 21.5% | 47 | 18.7% |
Grade 1: | 41 | 19.1% | 54 | 21.8% | 52 | 20.2% | 45 | 18.4% | 48 | 18.5% | 43 | 16.5% | 47 | 18.7% |
Grade 2: | 40 | 18.6% | 50 | 20.2% | 50 | 19.4% | 55 | 22.5% | 46 | 17.8% | 51 | 19.6% | 56 | 22.2% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 22.3% | 47 | 19.0% | 55 | 21.3% | 41 | 16.8% | 54 | 20.8% | 56 | 21.5% | 54 | 21.4% |
Grade 4: | 46 | 21.4% | 54 | 21.8% | 49 | 19.0% | 53 | 21.7% | 56 | 21.6% | 54 | 20.8% | 48 | 19.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 108 | 50.2% | 129 | 52.0% | 137 | 53.1% | 116 | 47.5% | 130 | 50.2% | 131 | 50.4% | 107 | 42.5% |
Female: | 107 | 49.8% | 119 | 48.0% | 121 | 46.9% | 128 | 52.5% | 129 | 49.8% | 129 | 49.6% | 141 | 56.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 35 | 16.3% | 40 | 16.1% | 49 | 19.0% | 45 | 18.4% | 28 | 10.8% | 30 | 11.5% | 26 | 10.3% |
Hispanic: | 101 | 47.0% | 99 | 39.9% | 104 | 40.3% | 90 | 36.9% | 102 | 39.4% | 120 | 46.2% | 111 | 44.0% |
Black: | 61 | 28.4% | 95 | 38.3% | 89 | 34.5% | 85 | 34.8% | 99 | 38.2% | 82 | 31.5% | 79 | 31.3% |
White: | 17 | 7.9% | 13 | 5.2% | 16 | 6.2% | 21 | 8.6% | 25 | 9.7% | 24 | 9.2% | 33 | 13.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 52.1% | 147 | 59.3% | 152 | 58.9% | 138 | 56.6% | 134 | 51.7% | 125 | 48.1% | 109 | 43.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 14.9% | 41 | 16.5% | 40 | 15.5% | 29 | 11.9% | 34 | 13.1% | 39 | 15.0% | 43 | 17.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.54 | 19.08 | 17.83 | 17.43 | 19.92 | 16.30 | 21.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 78.4% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 76.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 74.0% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 75.3% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 79.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 50.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44% | 43.1% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 42.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 53.7% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 58.0% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 69.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 71.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 79.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 77.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 78.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 69.1% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 66.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 64.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 78.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 69.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 74.8% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 77.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 77.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 44.3% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 44.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 38.9% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 41.4% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.1% | 36.6% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 59.8% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 62.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 71.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 76.3% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 80.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 78.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 60.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 67.8% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.2% | 67.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 62.4% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 70.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 73.1% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 74.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 73.2% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.7% | 86.8% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 92.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 93.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 87.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.5% | 89.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 84.0% | 89.5% |
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* Longfellow Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.