Longfellow Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 6–8
Longfellow Middle School serves 597 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 933rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004371 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 597 | 44,047 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.3% | 87.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Longfellow Middle School is the 3rd largest of San Antonio ISD's 14 middle schools; its 597 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 648 students, so Longfellow Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 7 with 230 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 164, against an average of 199 per grade. This year grade 8 has 24% more students than grade 6 (203 against 164). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Antonio ISD (89.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Longfellow Middle School has 42.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 597 students would have about 41.5 teachers, so Longfellow Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Neff Middle School, 1.8 miles away in Northside ISD. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 51 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.3% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 164 |
| Grade 7 | 230 |
| Grade 8 | 203 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1130 E Sunshine Dr., San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210)438-6520
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Longfellow Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neff Middle School | Northside ISD | 1.8 mi | 810 | 12.4 | 75.3% |
| Whittier Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.0 mi | 656 | 14.4 | 89.2% |
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 2.4 mi | 684 | 18.5 | 96.1% |
| Ross Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.5 mi | 828 | 12.9 | 84.4% |
| KIPP Camino Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 408 | 19.5 | 94.4% |
| Stafford Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 3.4 mi | 102 | 8.7 | 91.2% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy | San Antonio ISD | 3.5 mi | 455 | 13.5 | 89.7% |
| Jackson Middle School | North East ISD | 3.5 mi | 640 | 14.2 | 74.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.