Summary:
The 06335 zip code in Connecticut is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Juliet W. Long School and Gales Ferry School) and 1 middle school (Ledyard Middle School) - all part of the Ledyard School District. These schools showcase a range of academic performance, with Juliet W. Long School standing out as a top-performing elementary school and Ledyard Middle School showing steady improvement.
Juliet W. Long School is the clear standout, consistently ranking in the top half of Connecticut elementary schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are well above the district and state averages. For instance, in 2024-2025, 68.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in SBAC Math, compared to 63.8% for the district and 51.4% for the state. In contrast, while Ledyard Middle School is only rated 2 stars, it has shown consistent improvement, moving up in the statewide rankings from 139th out of 249 Connecticut middle schools in 2022-2023 to 132nd out of 252 in 2024-2025.
Across the three schools, there are some notable differences in key metrics. Juliet W. Long School has the lowest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 25.88%, while Ledyard Middle School has the highest at 33.21%. Additionally, Gales Ferry School has the highest per-student spending at $17,745 (2018-2019), while Juliet W. Long School has the lowest at $9,008 per student. Despite these variations, all three schools share a common challenge of higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates at 17.7% in the 2023-2024 school year.
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