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Schools in Gales Ferry

Gales Ferry’s public schools

Ledyard School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gales Ferry. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Connecticut’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Connecticut’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▼ 19% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
CT 12.2
Schools in town
0
2,053 students on the public path
In brief

Gales Ferry’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Gales Ferry’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Ledyard High School places highest (better than 63%); Ledyard Middle School lowest (38%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Gales Ferry, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Ledyard High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gales Ferry, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–8Ledyard Middle SchoolLedyard School DistrictC+
9–12Ledyard High Schoolin LedyardB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ledyard School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ledyard School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,318 students · 11.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$20,943CT $25,892 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 50.5% · 1245 students tested
Math40%
State average 39.8% · 1245 students tested

Gales Ferry vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Gales Ferry’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gales Ferry—Ledyard
LedyardB−Ledyard
MontvilleC+Montville
WaterfordB−Waterford

Every school in Gales Ferry

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gales Ferryin other towns
Gallup Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ledyard
B−
592 students11:1Rate it →
Gales Ferry School
Elementary · Grades K–2
195 students11:1Rate it →
Ledyard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
535 students12:1Rate it →
Ledyard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ledyard
B
731 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Gales Ferry’s schools

Are Gales Ferry’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gales Ferry. Ledyard School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gales Ferry. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gales Ferry in?

Ledyard School District.

Where do Gales Ferry kids go to high school?

Ledyard High School.

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What Gales Ferry families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.