Longfellow Elementary School
45th/calhoun Sts, Gary, IN, 46408-3498 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Longfellow Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Lake County, IN
Students & Faculty
Total Students 481 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 23 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 93 students
Grade 1 - 75 students
Grade 2 - 80 students
Grade 3 - 72 students
Grade 4 - 84 students
Grade 5 - 77 students
This School
(IN) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IN) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 16% 6%
% Black 8% 13%
% White 75% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IN) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 59% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IN) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Lake Ridge s School District
This School's Agency
(IN) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 5 4
Number of Students Managed 2,322 students 1,853 students
District Total Revenue $27,491,000 $20,544,000
District Expenditure $32,745,000 $19,015,000
District Revenue / Student $11,839 $11,087
District Expenditure / Student $14,102 $10,262
In the News:
  • Second chances: Programs aimed at struggling, special needs students (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
    posted on November 1, 2009 at 08:14:20 pm
    WATERLOO --- Students are back in the former Longfellow Elementary School this fall.
  • Flu concerns take toll on school attendance (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
    posted on October 14, 2009 at 04:41:04 am
    Although there are only a few confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A at local schools, attendance rates are dropping in some districts with students absent with flulike symptoms.
  • Northwest Indiana education briefs (Post-Tribune)
    posted on August 21, 2009 at 09:58:22 am
    CHESTERTON Wee Care food program Wee Care Child Development Center, 421 Sandcreek Drive, and Wee Care Child Development Ltd., 1750 Thornapple Circle, are sponsors of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals at no separate charge. Meals are available to all enrolled participants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or ...
  • All Dates for this Event: (Minot Daily News)
    posted on May 29, 2009 at 06:51:36 pm
    SUMMER MUSICAL AUDITIONS: Open auditions for new members for Western Plains Children's Choirs are June 1 and 2 at 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. in Minot State University's Old Main, Room 121. Interested students must now be completing grades three through eight.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (46408)
School Zip (46408)
(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 20,299 people 5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 20%
Population Average Age 33 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $36,543 $42,007
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 53 years old 43 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (46408)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 67% / 33% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. The Ensweiler Academy - 66 students - view location
2. Hosford Park Elementary School - 287 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
3. Arthur P Melton Elementary School - 468 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
4. Daniel Webster Elementary School - 524 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
5. Gary Lighthouse Charter School - 376 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
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