Is Longley Way Elementary a good school?

Yes. Longley Way Elementary ranks in the top 8.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Longley Way Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 516 students attended Longley Way Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Longley Way Elementary?

Students at Longley Way Elementary are 69% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Longley Way Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longley Way Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard Henry Dana Middle High : Arcadia High

Longley Way Elementary

Summary:

Longley Way Elementary is a public elementary school located in Arcadia, California, serving 507 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Arcadia Unified School District, which is ranked 169 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longley Way Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 186 and 626 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with 75.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 72.66% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. Longley Way's performance is also higher than the Arcadia Unified School District average, indicating that it is one of the top-performing schools within the district. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including female, male, English Language Learner, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Camino Grove Elementary and Baldwin Stocker Elementary, both also part of the Arcadia Unified School District, Longley Way Elementary significantly outperforms them across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's performance is notably higher than schools in the neighboring El Monte City School District.

Detail:

Public K-5

2601 Longley Way
Arcadia, CA 91007-5099

(626) 821-8357

District: Arcadia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
521^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,688

Students who attend Longley Way Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Henry Dana Middle
High:	Arcadia High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.5

Number of students: 516

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.4%

Hispanic:

18.4%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Longley Way Elementary ranks better than 91.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Arcadia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.67. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Longley Way Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Arcadia Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (69.4%), Hispanic (18.4%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Longley Way Elementary is 24.5. 3 elementary schools in the Arcadia Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Longley Way Elementary is $13,688, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Arcadia Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Longley Way Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Longley Way Elementary 521^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Longley Way Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Arcadia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Arcadia Unified 169^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Longley Way Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.02	509^th	4809	89.4%
2005	92.10	376^th	4822	92.2%
2006	93.87	277^th	4818	94.3%
2007	92.27	390^th	5113	92.4%
2008	93.67	269^th	5113	94.7%
2009	87.86	593^rd	5193	88.6%
2010	92.06	325^th	5314	93.9%
2011	93.45	222^nd	5377	95.9%
2012	90.67	387^th	5390	92.8%
2013	92.64	275^th	5530	95.0%
2015	94.54	357^th	5611	93.6%
2016	89.85	626^th	5614	88.8%
2017	96.88	186^th	5692	96.7%
2018	96.25	198^th	5662	96.5%
2019	93.64	393^rd	5789	93.2%
2022	92.39	568^th	5883	90.3%
2023	93.50	470^th	5874	92.0%
2024	92.67	521^st	5862	91.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	94.43	87^th	3250	97.3%
2024	88.72	124^th	3160	96.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.13	177^th	5084	96.5%
2019	95.76	120^th	5173	97.7%
2022	89.58	367^th	5264	93.0%
2023	90.61	360^th	5374	93.3%
2024	91.95	366^th	5511	93.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.73	178^th	5413	96.7%
2019	93.23	339^th	5492	93.8%
2022	91.07	576^th	5635	89.8%
2023	92.36	478^th	5617	91.5%
2024	91.68	525^th	5605	90.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.27	301^st	5431	94.5%
2019	91.85	452^nd	5510	91.8%
2022	90.99	577^th	5663	89.8%
2023	92.51	461^st	5650	91.8%
2024	91.67	510^th	5636	91.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.20	300^th	1071	72.0%
2019	67.53	430^th	1149	62.6%
2022	62.29	555^th	1154	51.9%
2023	63.94	534^th	1190	55.1%
2024	60.40	604^th	1203	49.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Longley Way Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.75	30^th	4830	99.4%
2019	87.61	403^rd	4963	91.9%
2022	60.73	1598^th	5084	68.6%
2023	69.12	1216^th	5098	76.1%
2024	75.83	907^th	5102	82.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Longley Way Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	288	3	171	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
1989	299	5	191	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1990	308	6	214	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	606
1991	282	3	245	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
1992	278	1	251	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1993	244	5	295	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1994	229	2	301	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1995	171	4	272	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1996	171	4	272	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1997	177	7	306	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1998	180	3	308	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
1999	176	9	314	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2000	148	10	356	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2001	134	5	356	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
2002	116	7	336	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2003	116	7	336	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2004	112	10	358	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	544
2005	105	4	371	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	544
2006	97	5	343	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	501
2007	87	5	342	55	1	n/a	n/a	4	494
2008	77	3	340	60	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	480
2009	68	6	346	53	0	2	10	0	485
2010	67	2	362	58	0	1	9	0	499
2011	70	2	349	54	1	1	9	0	486
2012	70	4	356	68	0	0	2	0	500
2013	74	11	348	65	2	0	1	0	501
2014	59	7	352	70	2	0	1	0	491
2015	66	7	339	67	3	2	1	0	485
2016	53	6	342	87	3	1	2	0	494
2017	43	5	341	85	3	1	5	0	483
2018	38	4	352	73	3	1	3	0	474
2019	33	3	354	83	1	1	10	0	485
2020	37	7	369	78	1	2	19	0	513
2021	34	6	353	79	0	0	17	0	489
2022	27	3	338	77	0	1	29	0	475
2023	27	2	357	86	0	0	35	0	507
2024	24	4	358	95	0	0	35	0	516

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Longley Way Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	548	23.0	23.8	n/a
1989	554	22.0	25.1	n/a
1990	606	24.0	25.2	n/a
1991	610	24.0	25.4	n/a
1992	598	24.4	24.5	10.7
1993	602	23.0	26.2	9.8
1994	596	23.0	25.9	13.8
1995	513	19.0	27.0	14
1996	513	19.0	27.0	14
1997	561	23.0	24.4	11.9
1998	563	25.0	22.5	13.5
1999	567	25.0	22.7	11.8
2000	585	26.0	22.5	12.3
2001	557	26.0	21.4	11.3
2002	520	25.0	20.8	11.3
2003	520	25.0	20.8	11.3
2004	544	26.0	20.9	14.2
2005	544	27.0	20.1	13.1
2006	501	27.0	18.6	12.8
2007	494	26.0	19.0	14.3
2008	480	28.0	17.1	5.4
2009	485	26.0	18.0	18.1
2010	499	27.0	18.4	18.6
2011	486	n/a	n/a	23.3
2012	500	22.0	22.7	n/a
2013	501	21.0	23.8	25.9
2014	491	22.0	22.3	24.4
2015	485	21.0	23.0	24.5
2016	494	22.0	22.4	27.5
2017	483	18.5	26.1	24
2018	474	18.5	25.6	28.9
2019	485	19.5	24.8	29.1
2020	513	n/a	n/a	27.9
2021	489	19.0	25.7	29
2022	475	19.0	25.0	27.2
2023	507	19.0	26.6	33.7
2024	516	21.0	24.5	35.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Longley Way Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	548	23.0	23.8	n/a
1989	554	22.0	25.1	n/a
1990	606	24.0	25.2	n/a
1991	610	24.0	25.4	n/a
1992	598	24.4	24.5	10.7
1993	602	23.0	26.2	9.8
1994	596	23.0	25.9	13.8
1995	513	19.0	27.0	14
1996	513	19.0	27.0	14
1997	561	23.0	24.4	11.9
1998	563	25.0	22.5	13.5
1999	567	25.0	22.7	11.8
2000	585	26.0	22.5	12.3
2001	557	26.0	21.4	11.3
2002	520	25.0	20.8	11.3
2003	520	25.0	20.8	11.3
2004	544	26.0	20.9	14.2
2005	544	27.0	20.1	13.1
2006	501	27.0	18.6	12.8
2007	494	26.0	19.0	14.3
2008	480	28.0	17.1	5.4
2009	485	26.0	18.0	18.1
2010	499	27.0	18.4	18.6
2011	486	n/a	n/a	23.3
2012	500	22.0	22.7	n/a
2013	501	21.0	23.8	25.9
2014	491	22.0	22.3	24.4
2015	485	21.0	23.0	24.5
2016	494	22.0	22.4	27.5
2017	483	18.5	26.1	24
2018	474	18.5	25.6	28.9
2019	485	19.5	24.8	29.1
2020	513	n/a	n/a	27.9
2021	489	19.0	25.7	29
2022	475	19.0	25.0	27.2
2023	507	19.0	26.6	33.7
2024	516	21.0	24.5	35.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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