Summary:
The Belle Plaine Community School District in Iowa has one elementary school, Longfellow Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's academic performance shows both strengths and areas for improvement, with variable proficiency rates across grade levels and subject areas.
Longfellow Elementary School's performance on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) varies, with some grade levels and subjects exceeding the state average, while others lag behind. For example, the school's 6th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (94.7%) and Mathematics (89.5%) are significantly higher than the state averages, but the 3rd-grade proficiency rates in these subjects (41.7% and 50%, respectively) are lower than the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 71.9% is above the state average of 59.6%.
Longfellow Elementary School faces socioeconomic challenges, with 44.06% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending of $13,593 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 suggest efforts to provide additional resources and support to address these challenges. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, from 263 out of 574 in 2021-2022 to 278 out of 557 in 2023-2024, indicating that its performance may be variable or influenced by factors beyond just academic achievement.
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