Melissa Jones School
181 Ledge Hill Rd
Guilford CT, 06437, New Haven County
Phone: 203-457-0773
Ranking: 
(116 out of 783, top 15%)*
(116 out of 783, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Guilford School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 28 | 26 | |||
| Total Students: | 347 | 357 | 350 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 19.6% | 75 | 21.0% | 70 | 20.0% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 21.3% | 77 | 21.6% | 64 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 76 | 21.9% | 58 | 16.2% | 62 | 17.7% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 17.0% | 71 | 19.9% | 83 | 23.7% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 20.2% | 76 | 21.3% | 71 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 171 | 49.3% | 176 | 49.3% | 177 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 168 | 48.4% | 173 | 48.5% | 169 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 12 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 7.2% | 25 | 7.0% | 24 | 6.9% |
| Black | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| White: | 308 | 88.8% | 320 | 89.6% | 312 | 89.1% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.9% | 9 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.05 | 13.90 | 13.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.1% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.5% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.3% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 97.4% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 95.1% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 88.4% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.1% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 85% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86.3% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 91.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.6% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.4% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 93.6% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.4% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 91.2% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 93.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 96.2% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 95.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 95.2% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 94.8% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.9% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 87.4% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 88.7% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88.8% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.2% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.3% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 94.5% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.3% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.9% | 85.4% |
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* Melissa Jones School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.