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St Joseph School

159 W Main Street, Meriden, CT, 06451-0645 -

School Notes Overview:

Saint joseph School is a k-8 Catholic educational community, which has served generations of families in Meriden and surrounding towns since 1915. Our caring and dedicated staff creates a welconing atmosphere and prepares students to meet the future with a foundation of faith,skills and prepares students to meet the future with a foundation of faith,skills and knowledge. Saint Joseph School is a community in pursuit of academic excellence through a lived experience in faith. The dignity of every person and the importance of shared responsibility for the good of all are the goals toward which we strive. We educate the whole child – spiritually, socially, academically and emotionally. Saint Joseph School exists for the education of the child as he/she relates to God, to the Church, and to himself/herself and to the communities to which he/she belongs. We accept each child as he/she is – a unique and cherished child of the Father, redeemed by Jesus Christ....

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School Overview:

	St Joseph School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 8
County	New Haven County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	206 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	21%	19%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 19 students
	Grade 1 - 25 students
	Grade 2 - 26 students
	Grade 3 - 25 students
	Grade 4 - 22 students
	Grade 5 - 24 students
	Grade 6 - 22 students
	Grade 7 - 18 students
	Grade 8 - 25 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	10 teachers
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:18	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

Saint joseph School is a k-8 Catholic educational community, which has served generations of families in Meriden and surrounding towns since 1915. Our caring and dedicated staff creates a welconing atmosphere and prepares students to meet the future with a foundation of faith,skills and prepares students to meet the future with a foundation of faith,skills and knowledge. Saint Joseph School is a community in pursuit of academic excellence through a lived experience in faith. The dignity of every person and the importance of shared responsibility for the good of all are the goals toward which we strive. We educate the whole child – spiritually, socially, academically and emotionally. Saint Joseph School exists for the education of the child as he/she relates to God, to the Church, and to himself/herself and to the communities to which he/she belongs. We accept each child as he/she is – a unique and cherished child of the Father, redeemed by Jesus Christ.
Profile last updated: 01/22/2009

In the News:

Everyone wins at Deptula Essay Contest (The Record-Journal)
posted on May 13, 2009 at 03:25:35 am
Johnathon Henninger / Record-Journal Jessica Deegan looks into the crowd at Lincoln Middle School waiting for her turn to read her speech, “Anything is Possible,” Tuesday night. The Washington Middle School student won first place.
Social services face chopping block (The Record-Journal)
posted on April 22, 2009 at 01:39:56 am
Dave Zajac / Record-Journal Student Morgan Robinson, 8, works with speech pathologist Barbara Dalrymple at St. Joseph School in Meriden Tuesday. Dalrymple instructs at all three parochial schools in Meriden. The city may cut speech pathology and other services to Catholic schools.
Spanish games make learning fun (The Record-Journal)
posted on March 18, 2009 at 05:39:28 pm
By: Andrew Perlot, Record-Journal staff, 1:30 p.m. Johnathon Henninger/Record-Journal Renee Villarreal, Jade Brown, and Hunter Beauregard, 7th graders at St. Joseph's School in Meriden "Spanish Twister" play a game designed by 8th graders to teach Spanish.
Church oversight bill yanked (The Record-Journal)
posted on March 11, 2009 at 03:06:31 am
Fierce opposition from Catholics and the qualms of the legislature's Judiciary Committee have sunk a proposal to regulate the Roman Catholic Church in Connecticut.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06451)	School Zip (06451)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	23,633 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	21%	41%
Population Average Age	36 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$41,350	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	57% / 43%	64% / 36%