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Longfellow Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2900 8th Ave
Marion, IA 52302
Phone
(319) 377-4691
District
Marion Independent School District
County
LINN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
318
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Longfellow Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
No Data
70%
No Data
71%
No Data
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 114 35.8%
Kindergarten 62 19.5%
Grade 1 74 23.3%
Grade 2 68 21.4%
Total 318 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.7% 87.5% 75.9%
Black 8.1% 6.1% 7.3%
Hispanic 6.8% 5.5% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.6% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.4% 37.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 35.8% 33.1% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 4.4% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,317 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,502.4 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,554 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.9% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.3% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.5% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.0% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,332 $16,343,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $547 $1,219,000 3.4%
Staff $911 $2,030,000 5.6%
General Administration $210 $467,000 1.3%
School Administration $748 $1,667,000 4.6%
Operation $1,204 $2,683,000 7.4%
Transportation $210 $469,000 1.3%
Other $216 $481,000 1.3%
Total Support $4,045 $9,016,000 24.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,878 $10,873,000 30.0%
Total Expenditures $16,255 $36,232,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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