Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEDYARD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090216000399
Juliet W. Long School
1854 Route12, Gales Ferry, CT 06335 · (860) 464-2780 · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
68 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 89 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 37% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ledyard School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
55.5%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Juliet W. Long School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juliet W. Long School this school | 265 | 25.7% | N/A |
| Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School Southington | 235 | 24.7% | N/A |
| Calf Pen Meadow School Milford | 269 | 21.9% | N/A |
| Highland School Wallingford | 292 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Pumpkin Delight School Milford | 271 | 32.1% | N/A |
| Great Neck Elementary School Waterford | 309 | 29.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Juliet W. Long School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #231 of 522 | #14 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #240 of 519 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #492 of 613 | #36 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #444 of 558 | #40 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #247 of 560 | #20 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #420 of 594 | #42 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #228 of 378 | #22 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 265 | 18.8 | 14.1:1 | 26% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 19.2 | 13.3:1 | 26% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 18.3 | 14.9:1 | 18% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 25% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 18.3 | 15.8:1 | 18% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 12% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juliet W. Long School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (289 to 265); teachers up 3% (18.3 to 18.8).
About Juliet W. Long School
Juliet W. Long School is an elementary school in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, and it is part of Ledyard School District. It reported 265 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll about 378 students on average.
Juliet W. Long School sits within Ledyard School District, which has 5 schools and 2,318 students.
More than half of the students at Juliet W. Long School are White (63%). Next come 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. That compares with about 74% White among all Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Juliet W. Long School are from different groups.
The school lists 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 68 students, or 26%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region average 50%.
Juliet W. Long School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, the median household earns about $86,586 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Juliet W. Long School, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 88 public schools.
Juliet W. Long School's nearest public school is Gales Ferry School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Juliet W. Long School.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 253 in 2020-21 to 265 in 2024-25.
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Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
279,971
Census ACS
Median income
$86,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
36,605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ledyard School District
- Ledyard High SchoolHigh · 731 students
- Gallup Hill SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Ledyard Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Gales Ferry SchoolElementary · 195 students
Other schools in Gales Ferry
- Ledyard Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Gales Ferry SchoolElementary · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Gales Ferry School0.0 mi · 195
- Ledyard Middle School0.1 mi · 535
- Mohegan School2.1 mi · 305
- Veterans' Memorial School3.6 mi · 290
- Ledyard High School4.0 mi · 731
- Quaker Hill Elementary School4.1 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Juliet W. Long SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Juliet W. Long School?
Juliet W. Long School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Juliet W. Long School serve?
Juliet W. Long School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Juliet W. Long School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Juliet W. Long School.
How diverse is Juliet W. Long School?
Juliet W. Long School reports a student body of 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Juliet W. Long School public or private?
Juliet W. Long School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ledyard School District.
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