The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in Math. The lowest is 14% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Longfellow Elementary
Longfellow Elementary is a regular public school in the Pasco School District serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a standard elementary school with no charter or magnet status. The school is located in the city of Pasco, a fast-growing community in the Tri-Cities region of Washington that balances a strong agricultural and food-processing industrial base with rapid residential development in its western sections. The district itself is in a period of major capital expansion, having recently opened a new comprehensive high school to address severe overcrowding, launched a consolidated digital learning academy, and purchased land for future elementary or middle schools.
The student body at Longfellow is small for an elementary school. The composition is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a very small number of white students, and even smaller counts of Asian and multiracial students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need at the school.
When it comes to state assessment data from the most recent school year, the overall picture is one of low academic attainment. In both English language arts and math, the proficiency rates across tested grades were at modest levels. The school’s performance positions it well below the midpoint among districts in Franklin County, according to the comparison data available. The overall proficiency index, which averages results across the tested subjects and grades that were reported, fell in the bottom quartile when measured against other districts in the county. Science results for fifth grade were suppressed in the available data and were not published, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about that subject.
There is only a single year of proficiency data available, so there is no trend to examine regarding improvement or decline. This is a starting point, not a trajectory.
Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the limited available data on discipline, chronic absenteeism, and other school environment factors was not present in the record.
For a family considering Longfellow Elementary, the school serves a young population in a district that is actively building new facilities to keep pace with growth. The student body is very homogeneous in terms of race and ethnicity, and the economic profile is one of high poverty. The academic results from state testing are low compared to county peers, and this is a key piece of information for any parent evaluating the school’s instructional environment. A parent would be well served to visit the school, speak with the principal about academic support and intervention programs, and ask about how the school addresses the evident challenges in reading and math proficiency.
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