Longfellow Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Longfellow Elementary School serves 576 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1798th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002523 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 576 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.6% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Longfellow Elementary School in context
Size
Longfellow Elementary School is the 64th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 576 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 746; Longfellow Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 107 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 55, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 5 has 53% more students than kindergarten (107 against 70). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 55 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 64.2% here and 20.8% across Houston ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 23.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 576 students, Longfellow Elementary School has 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 576 students would have about 38.9 teachers, so Longfellow Elementary School has 1.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Longfellow Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Shearn Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 214 other elementary schools, 55 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 64.2% |
| Hispanic | 23.3% |
| White | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 55 |
| Kindergarten | 70 |
| Grade 1 | 82 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 91 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 107 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3617 Norris, Houston, TX 77025
Phone: (713)295-5268
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Longfellow Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearn Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 470 | 16.8 | 95.3% |
| Twain Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 924 | 18.5 | 19.3% |
| Rice School /La Escuela Rice | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,043 | 16.6 | 61.8% |
| Horn Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 750 | 18.4 | 15.5% |
| Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.7 mi | 742 | 15.6 | 75.1% |
| Red Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 530 | 15.1 | 67.4% |
| West University Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,183 | 18.5 | 6.1% |
| Roberts Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 721 | 18.1 | 17.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.