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Newtown, CT
Public School Ratings




Newtown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Newtown School District details

Newtown School District
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470

4,003 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Newtown School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.8% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
45%
69%
48%
64%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Hawley Elementary School
29 Church Hill Rd.
Newtown, CT, 06470
KG-04
Head O'meadow Elementary School
94 Boggs Hill Rd.
Newtown, CT, 06470
KG-04
Middle Gate Elementary School
7 Cold Spring Rd.
Newtown, CT, 06470
KG-04
Newtown High School
12 Berkshire Rd.
Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
09-12
Newtown Middle School
11 Queen St.
Newtown, CT, 06470
07-08
Reed Intermediate School
3 Trades Lane
Newtown, CT, 06470
05-06
Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickinson Drive
Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.1% 49.8%
Black 2.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 12.0% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.8% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 10.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,329 $49,351,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,823 $11,300,000 11.4%
Staff $709 $2,837,000 2.9%
General Administration $419 $1,676,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,242 $4,970,000 5.0%
Operation $2,961 $11,853,000 11.9%
Transportation $1,093 $4,374,000 4.4%
Other $658 $2,635,000 2.7%
Total Support $9,904 $39,645,000 40.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,552 $10,217,000 10.3%
Total Expenditures $24,785 $99,213,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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