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Longview Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Longview.

Longview’s School Grade C better than 28% of Washington school districts

Students
6,382
Schools
17
Spent per student
$17,194
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
The gist

What stands out about Longview Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the WA average
  • 18 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Longview. Grade by grade →

K–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 40.1% · 3,140 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 53.4% · 3,150 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 83.8% · 482 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,194 per student · 7% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 68%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,260’20
6,294’21
6,311’22
6,378’23
6,382’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black 1%

Schools in the district

17 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.