Longfellow Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5

5470 Hesperus Dr, Columbia, MD

Harper's Choice Neighborhood

Howard County Public Schools

478 Students

A-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
13:1

Math Proficiency
31%

Reading Proficiency
41%

B+

Academics

B+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

41%

Math Proficiency

31%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

13:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

6.9%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

485:1

Student Diversity

Female

50.6%

Male

49.4%

Black

34.5%

Hispanic

27%

White

21.8%

Two or more races

Asian or Pacific Islander

7.7%

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School Rankings

#5 Most Diverse Public ES in Maryland

Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

1/6/2024

We love Longfellow! We continue to be impressed with the how the administration and staff support all students academically, socially and emotionally. There is a wonderfully loving and hard working parent community as well. I highly recommend LoES.

5.0 parent

4/25/2019

I have a 1st and 4th grader at Longfellow. The school strives to provide for a diverse population. I love the economic and ethnic diversity and celebration of every student. I appreciate that because we are a Title I school the teachersand the PTA work to make activities affordable for every child.

5.0 parent

10/1/2016

Longfellow has been such a wonderful fit for my child and our family! The school is newly renovated and looks great! The teachers are amazing! They work so hard for the students and are very knowledgeable. I am an educator as well, so I can confidently say that each teacher I've had the pleasure of...

5.0 parent

1/15/2016

Longfellow is awesome!! The staff, teachers, and paraeducators are on top of it. A previous review stated they need more math and more focus on above average students. Agreed, however, there are pre g/t programs available, and students could be promoted to the next level. There are many great progra...

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List Price Range

$256K - $2.8M

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Average Home Value

$557,727

Median Lot Size

7,840 Sq Ft

% Renters

40%

Household Income

$123,881

% of College Grads

61.8%

Median Age

Average House Size

3,555 Sq Ft

% Commercial Property

27.4%

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