Longfellow Alternative High School
School performance rating
About
Languages spoken by school staff
English, Spanish
Extra programming
None.
Extracurriculars Offered:
Journalism/Newspaper Clubs, Music, Visual Arts Clubs
Uniforms
Students who attend Longfellow Alternative High School are not required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
If interested in enrolling, contact Student Placement Services at (612) 668-1840 or sps.department@mpls.k12.mn.us.
Students at this school
Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
35%
Academic programming
Longfellow High School uses a personalized school model that is tailored to the needs & interests of each individual student. Through flexibility & choice, the school honors & recognizes the unique gifts, skills, passions, & attributes of each student, as well as each student’s challenges & obstacles to learning. Students choose how they will accomplish their goals with the support of teachers & instructional support staff, through Project-Based Learning (PBL), through blended-online courses, as well as with small group projects & seminars. Advisors work with each student to create an individualized pathway to graduation with plans for completing required credits & incorporating job skills, internships, classes at MCTC, & other activities depending on each student’s career goal.
Academic Programs Offered:
College prep, Credit recovery, Multi-Grade Classrooms, Personalized Learning, Pregnant & Parenting Teen Programming
Special education programming
Longfellow High School is able to serve federal settings I & II only.
English language learner programming
The school has a robust EL program that serves everyone from newcomers to students who are able to obtain the bilingual seal for dual language.
College Continuation
Graduation
Climate
School values
At Longfellow High School, students’ children receive high-quality childcare that prepares them for kindergarten & beyond through the school’s Early Learning Center.
Discipline Policy
MPS recognizes that appropriate school behavior is critical to academic success & to sustaining a rich & effective learning community. Their Discipline & Student Behavior Policy states that student instruction time lost due to removal from classes in response to misbehavior must be minimized. MPS looks to parents & families to partner in teaching & supporting appropriate school behavior to maximize the academic success of their students.
Read the full MPS Discipline & Student Behavior Policy at: www.bit.ly/42ZvEkZ.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
Equity vision
Longfellow High School believes that all students come to their school as genius. It is the school’s responsibility to help unlock that genius in the students.
