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Longfellow Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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
1900 Denton St
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone
(608) 789-7670
District
La Crosse School District
County
LA CROSSE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
489
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.8% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

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

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
39%
41%
34%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
38%
36%
41%
33%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
35%
36%
38%
21%
32%
    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
11
11
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 169 34.6%
Grade 7 162 33.1%
Grade 8 158 32.3%
Total 489 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.5% 76.2% 70.6%
Black 3.4% 6.0% 9.2%
Hispanic 3.2% 6.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.4% 10.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.3% 47.6% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible 35.2% 42.3% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 5.3% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 63,834 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 768.6 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.0% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.5% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,721 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.3% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,162 $60,889,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $940 $5,630,000 4.9%
Staff $1,205 $7,222,000 6.3%
General Administration $137 $821,000 0.7%
School Administration $857 $5,136,000 4.4%
Operation $1,474 $8,830,000 7.6%
Transportation $573 $3,432,000 3.0%
Other $729 $4,370,000 3.8%
Total Support $5,915 $35,441,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,208 $19,222,000 16.6%
Total Expenditures $19,284 $115,552,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
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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