Longfellow Elem School

Longfellow Elementary School serves 517 students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Oak Park, Illinois, ranking impressively as the #496 school out of 3,819 elementary schools statewide, placing it in the 87th percentile. With a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1 and 51 full-time equivalent teachers, the school provides solid individualized attention for its students. The school has earned a 7.5 out of 10 rating from MySchoolScout, reflecting strong overall performance.

Academic achievement shows promise with a 7.8 academic score, though reading proficiency rates indicate opportunities for continued growth, with 40% of students performing at or above grade level in English Language Arts across all grades tested. Longfellow Elementary benefits from its location in an affluent and highly educated community where 73% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The surrounding neighborhood in the 60304 ZIP code features a median household income of $130,290 and median home values around $445,400, with a low poverty rate of just 4.6% among the area's 17,564 residents.

Located on Highland Avenue, Longfellow Elementary sits in Oak Park's large suburban setting in Cook County, serving families in one of the area's most educated and economically stable communities.