Arthur M Longsjo Middle School
98 Academy St
Fitchburg MA, 01420, Worcester County
Phone: 978-345-3278
Ranking: (1,211 out of 1,316, bottom 8%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Fitchburg School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 44 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 48 | |||||
Total Students: | 474 | 506 | 574 | 553 | 627 | |||||
Grade 5: | 117 | 24.7% | 113 | 22.3% | 124 | 21.6% | 131 | 23.7% | 153 | 24.4% |
Grade 6: | 114 | 24.1% | 131 | 25.9% | 139 | 24.2% | 155 | 28.0% | 171 | 27.3% |
Grade 7: | 122 | 25.7% | 120 | 23.7% | 152 | 26.5% | 154 | 27.8% | 134 | 21.4% |
Grade 8: | 121 | 25.5% | 142 | 28.1% | 159 | 27.7% | 113 | 20.4% | 169 | 27.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 53.2% | 264 | 52.2% | 286 | 49.8% | 276 | 49.9% | 321 | 51.2% |
Female: | 222 | 46.8% | 242 | 47.8% | 288 | 50.2% | 277 | 50.1% | 306 | 48.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 29 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.2% | 40 | 7.2% | 40 | 6.4% |
Hispanic: | 229 | 48.3% | 250 | 49.4% | 295 | 51.4% | 268 | 48.5% | 303 | 48.3% |
Black: | 25 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.3% | 31 | 5.4% | 40 | 7.2% | 46 | 7.3% |
White: | 162 | 34.2% | 166 | 32.8% | 186 | 32.4% | 179 | 32.4% | 214 | 34.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 6.1% | 36 | 7.1% | 32 | 5.6% | 26 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.7% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 368 | 77.6% | 399 | 78.9% | 408 | 71.1% | 376 | 68.0% | 418 | 66.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.2% | 39 | 7.7% | 62 | 10.8% | 60 | 10.8% | 80 | 12.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.73 | 10.94 | 12.88 | 13.53 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 38% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 47% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 31% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 28% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 40% | 61% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 21% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 21% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 29% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 49% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 42% | 66% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 44% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 40% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 40% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 42% | 60% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 49% | 73% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 71% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 50% | 71% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 25% | 51% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 32% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 33% | 52% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 70% | 78% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 31% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 30% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 30% | 54% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 16% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 13% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 13% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Arthur M Longsjo Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.