Longfellow Elementary School

Regular School · Iowa City, IA

Longfellow Elementary School is a regular school school in Iowa City, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 325 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

325

Teachers (FTE)

29.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	143	44%
Black or African American	86	26%
Hispanic/Latino	66	20%
Two or more races	26	8%
Asian	4	1%
Total enrollment	325	170M / 155F

English Language Learners: 81 (25% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60.0% -4.9pp	64.9%	228
Reading Proficiency	62.0% -6.7pp	68.7%	228
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	64

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.60 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

34 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

28.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	325	100%

Contact & Location

1130 Seymour Ave

Iowa City, IA 52240

Phone: (319)688-1135

http://www.iowacityschools.org/LongfellowES

District

Iowa City Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,651

District enrollment: 14,701

Other Schools in District

Alexander Elementary Elementary
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School Elementary
Buford Garner Elementary Elementary
Central Elementary School Elementary
Christine Grant Elementary Elementary
Ernest Horn Elementary School Elementary
Grant Wood Elementary School Elementary
Helen Lemme Elementary School Elementary

View all 27 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52240) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191470000895

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD