Juliet W. Long School

Juliet W. Long School is a K-5 school of small scale in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, operated by Ledyard School District, instructing 265 students in grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Juliet W. Long School sits 30% below that benchmark.

Ledyard School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,318 students. Juliet W. Long School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Juliet W. Long School logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Juliet W. Long School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region) shows that median household earnings sit near $86,586, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), of which Juliet W. Long School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gales Ferry School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Juliet W. Long School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 289 (now 265). The White share of enrollment contracted from 78% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Juliet W. Long School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.