Melissa Jones School
181 Ledge Hill Rd., Guilford, CT, 06437-1024 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Melissa Jones School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County New Haven County, CT
Students & Faculty
Total Students 438 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 21 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 58 students
Grade 1 - 82 students
Grade 2 - 66 students
Grade 3 - 75 students
Grade 4 - 84 students
Grade 5 - 73 students
This School
(CT) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CT) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 4% 4%
% Hispanic 5% 17%
% Black n/a 15%
% White 90% 63%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 3% 21%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CT) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Guilford School District
This School's Agency
(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 7 5
Number of Students Managed 3,839 students 2,310 students
District Total Revenue $47,250,000 $28,568,000
District Expenditure $45,173,000 $26,935,000
District Revenue / Student $12,308 $12,367
District Expenditure / Student $11,767 $11,660
In the News:
  • List of polling places for Tues. election (New Haven Register)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 08:45:57 am
    Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday for municipal elections in area towns:
  • Democratic Primary for First Selectman Sept. 15 (Guilford Courier)
    posted on September 20, 2009 at 03:05:33 am
    By Fay Abrahamsson, Courier Senior Staff Writer I n less than a week, Democrats in Guilford will have a chance to choose their candidate for the office of first selectman. Ted Zuse, current member of the Board of Education, former member of the Board of Assessment Appeals, and local business owner, is challenging the Democratic Town Committee (DTC)-endorsed candidate Gary MacElhiney, chairman of ...
  • Democratic Primary for First Selectman Is On (Guilford Courier)
    posted on August 20, 2009 at 04:50:06 pm
    Democratic Primary – Sept. 15 The primary is open to registered Democrats. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all five voting districts. Absentee ballots will be available beginning Aug. 25 up until the day before the primary, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. in the Town Clerk’s Office at Town Hall. Residents who are not registered to vote and wish to enroll in the Democratic party can do so by mail ...
  • An Enriching Experience: Rebhun Heads GPS Summer School Programs (Guilford Courier)
    posted on June 11, 2009 at 04:19:04 pm
    By Pam Johnson, Courier Senior Staff Writer:     The maps on the walls of her classroom mark many distant places, but Jody Rebhun knows exactly where she’ll be this summer. The Guilford High School (GHS) social studies teacher will be heading up the town’s summer school and enrichment programs.     Jody, hired earlier this year as the Guilford Public Schools (GPS) summer school director, says ...
  • Second Budget Referendum May 19: Revised $75.51 Million Budget; Voters Return to Five Districts (Guilford Courier)
    posted on May 14, 2009 at 05:25:58 pm
    By Fay Abrahamsson, Courier Senior Staff Writer:     Two changes took place after the $77.1 million budget failed at its April 21 referendum vote—first, more than $1.6 million was trimmed from the budget by the Board of Finance (BOF) and second, voters will return to their regular districts to cast their decision, not vote at one central location as they did at the first referendum.     The date ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (06437)
School Zip (06437)
(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate) 21,366 people 3,282,160 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 58% 35%
Population Average Age 42 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $76,745 $52,927
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.9 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 36 years old 48 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (06437)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 85% / 15% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Guilford Lakes School - 550 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
2. Totoket Valley Elementary School - 490 students - 3.7 mi. away - view location
3. Stanley T. Williams School - 398 students - 3.8 mi. away - view location
4. Jerome Harrison School - 495 students - 5.1 mi. away - view location
5. Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School - 383 students - 5.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Guilford, New Haven County, Zip 06437 
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