Longfellow Elementary School
1511 North Ninth St Boise ID, 83702, Ada County Phone: 208-854-5450 Ranking:  (25 out of 489, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Boise City Independent School District 1 Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 334 | 318 | 297 | 274 | 257 | 245 | 210 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 11.7% | 43 | 13.5% | 40 | 13.5% | 42 | 15.3% | 46 | 17.9% | 42 | 17.1% | 38 | 18.1% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 13.8% | 41 | 12.9% | 45 | 15.2% | 46 | 16.8% | 41 | 16.0% | 43 | 17.6% | 35 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 14.7% | 52 | 16.4% | 50 | 16.8% | 47 | 17.2% | 40 | 15.6% | 37 | 15.1% | 25 | 11.9% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 15.6% | 53 | 16.7% | 49 | 16.5% | 39 | 14.2% | 42 | 16.3% | 29 | 11.8% | 24 | 11.4% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 16.2% | 42 | 13.2% | 41 | 13.8% | 45 | 16.4% | 29 | 11.3% | 33 | 13.5% | 26 | 12.4% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 12.9% | 47 | 14.8% | 45 | 15.2% | 25 | 9.1% | 28 | 10.9% | 29 | 11.8% | 29 | 13.8% |
| Grade 6: | 49 | 14.7% | 38 | 11.9% | 27 | 9.1% | 30 | 10.9% | 30 | 11.7% | 30 | 12.2% | 32 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 162 | 48.5% | 147 | 46.2% | 132 | 44.4% | 124 | 45.3% | 122 | 47.5% | 128 | 52.2% | 106 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 172 | 51.5% | 171 | 53.8% | 165 | 55.6% | 150 | 54.7% | 127 | 49.4% | 109 | 44.5% | 100 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 10 | 3.9% | 11 | 4.5% | 13 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 5.7% | 13 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.7% | 11 | 4.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.0% | 8 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.4% |
| White: | 297 | 88.9% | 290 | 91.2% | 267 | 89.9% | 254 | 92.7% | 235 | 91.4% | 222 | 90.6% | 184 | 87.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 15.6% | 61 | 19.2% | 51 | 17.2% | 32 | 11.7% | 22 | 8.6% | 21 | 8.6% | 21 | 10.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 12 | 4.7% | 9 | 3.7% | 8 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.18 | 18.14 | 16.97 | 14.05 | 18.91 | 17.60 | 20.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 75.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 78% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 76.6% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 78.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 77.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 89% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 91.2% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 86% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 90.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 91.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 91.5% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 86.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 84.5% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.7% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 88.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 78.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 80.9% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 82.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 78.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 77.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 78.1% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 80.6% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 87.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 60.6% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 67.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.4% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 70.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 73.6% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 78.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.7% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 81.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 79.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 81.4% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 82.1% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 82.3% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 87% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.4% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.6% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 89.1% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,867.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,512.0 |
* Longfellow Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.