Summary:
Longfellow Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rock Island, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 246 students. The school is part of the Rock Island School District 41, which is ranked 708 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Longfellow Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 8.6% of 3rd graders, 7.7% of 4th graders, and 2.6% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 30.6%, 37.8%, and 39.1%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 3.6% to 7.7% across the grades, compared to the state averages of 24.8% to 33.8%. Additionally, Longfellow Elementary School has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.9% to 46.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.58% to 84.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.
When comparing Longfellow Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, as well as schools in the neighboring Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district, it is clear that Longfellow is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For instance, the nearby Frances Willard Elementary School and Rock Island Academy have significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the school's low performance, Longfellow Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $12,792 to $15,817 per year over the past few years, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized and allocated.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-6
District:
Rock Island School District 41
SchoolDigger Rank:
1955th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,242
Students who attend Longfellow Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.8
Number of students: 246
Racial breakdown:
African American:
38.2%
White:
25.2%
Hispanic:
22.8%
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Two or more races:
10.2%
Asian:
3.3%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.6%
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