Overview
Longfellow Elem School is a public primary serving grades 0–5 in Marion, Illinois. The school enrolls 252 students. It is part of the Marion CUSD 2 district.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against Illinois state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Strengths
Smaller-than-average class sizes
13.3:1 student-to-teacher ratio (US average ≈ 16:1)
Things to Consider
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelPrimary
Grade Span0–5
DistrictMarion CUSD 2
County17199
CityMarion
ZIP62959
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID172460002665
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment252
Race/ethnicity breakdown will appear here once state-level demographic data is ingested. Check back soon.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Equity & Title I
In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.
FRL %70%
State Avg56%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)