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Sandy Hook Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Sandy Hook Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 353 students. The school is part of the Newtown School District, which is ranked 23 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandy Hook Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Connecticut, with a statewide ranking between 39 and 149 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on SBAC tests is exceptional, with 77.3% to 85.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3 and 4 in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming the Newtown School District and the state of Connecticut averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently scoring 5-10 percentage points higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Sandy Hook Elementary School to nearby schools in the Newtown School District, such as Middle Gate Elementary, Head O'Meadow Elementary, and Hawley Elementary, the academic performance of Sandy Hook is consistently higher, particularly in Mathematics. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the nearby schools. When comparing to schools in neighboring districts, such as Bethel and Oxford, the academic performance of Sandy Hook is significantly higher.

349

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,080

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Dickinson Drive
Sandy Hook, CT 06482

(203) 426-7657

District: Newtown School District

Students who attend Sandy Hook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Newtown Middle School
	Reed Intermediate School
High:	Newtown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (80% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg75%

Connecticut avg50%

39^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Newtown School District

23^rd of 156Newtown School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	39 of 493	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	104 of 497	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	107 of 491	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	56 of 490	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	99 of 538	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	149 of 522	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	78 of 532	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	120 of 519	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	164 of 518	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.0	151 of 551	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	52 of 564	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	27 of 565	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	6 of 579	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	13 of 566	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	22 of 565	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	24 of 568	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	80.6	87 of 570	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	32 of 232	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	33 of 234	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	71 of 455	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	51 of 259	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	21 of 239	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	84 of 233	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.1	60 of 232	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	115 of 445	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	116 of 247	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.9	67 of 262	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	89.2	20 of 371	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	50 of 248	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	104 of 250	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	73 of 262	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	44 of 252	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	102 of 327	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	186 of 295	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	90 of 296	69.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)95th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+30 vs state

English Language Arts78%+28 vs state

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Schools Near Sandy Hook Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Sandy Hook Elementary School	Public	K-4	12 Dickinson Drive	Sandy Hook	06482	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7657	349	28	12.3	18.1%	263 (75.4%)	9 (2.6%)	53 (15.2%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	89.4	39^th of 493 public elementary schools	92.1%		81	104^th of 497 public elementary schools	79.1%	65		77.3	77.8		85.2	79.0		$21,080
Hawley Elementary School	Public	K-4	29 Church Hill Rd.	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7666	281	27	10.5	13.9%	227 (80.8%)	4 (1.4%)	42 (14.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	77.7	123^rd of 493 public elementary schools	75.1%		81.4	100^th of 497 public elementary schools	79.9%	23		69.6	68.4		68.1	70.2		$22,805
Head O'Meadow Elementary School	Public	K-4	94 Boggs Hill Rd.	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7670	327	29	11.3	8.0%	274 (83.8%)	10 (3.1%)	38 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	89.9	34^th of 493 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.3	12^th of 497 public elementary schools	97.6%	22		64.9	89.9		82.5	89.9		$21,995
Middle Gate Elementary School	Public	K-4	7 Cold Spring Rd.	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 426-7662	397	36	11.0	11.6%	315 (79.3%)	12 (3.0%)	57 (14.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	77	131^st of 493 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.7	155^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.8%	24		70.8	64.2		73.3	66.7		$21,207
Pomperaug Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Main St. S	Southbury	06488	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	No	(203) 264-8283	395	36	11.1	10.9%	317 (80.3%)	8 (2.0%)	42 (10.6%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	75.2	144^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.8%		80.9	105^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.9%	39	73.1	48.4	64.5	69.2	71.0	74.2	70.5	$23,423
Gainfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Old Field Rd.	Southbury	06488	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 264-5312	321	27	12.1	12.1%	271 (84.4%)	9 (2.8%)	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	80	107^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.3%		80.3	110^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.9%	3		64.3	61.8	75.5	76.8	70.9	79.2	$25,023
Fawn Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2923	682	42	16.0	14.5%	493 (72.3%)	17 (2.5%)	119 (17.4%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	82.9	83^rd of 493 public elementary schools	83.2%		85.5	69^th of 497 public elementary schools	86.1%	14	77.9	70.6	69.6	79.6	75.0	70.4		$17,034
Ralph M. T. Johnson School	Public	3-5	500 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8700	652	48	13.6	35.7%	326 (50.0%)	30 (4.6%)	195 (29.9%)	55 (8.4%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	65.2	201^st of 493 public elementary schools	59.2%		66.1	191^st of 497 public elementary schools	61.6%	10		56.5	57.8	66.8	60.7	62.4	57.0	$17,386
Anna H. Rockwell School	Public	K-2	400 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8688	303	23	13.2	36.6%	159 (52.5%)	10 (3.3%)	92 (30.4%)	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$20,221
Frank A. Berry School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8680	378	33	11.6	29.6%	217 (57.4%)	21 (5.6%)	99 (26.2%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$20,380

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy Hook Elementary School

What district is Sandy Hook Elementary School in?

Newtown School District

What is the racial makeup of Sandy Hook Elementary School?

Students at Sandy Hook Elementary School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Sandy Hook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Sandy Hook Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Sandy Hook Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sandy Hook Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newtown Middle School
Middle : Reed Intermediate School
High : Newtown High School

Is Sandy Hook Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Sandy Hook Elementary School ranks in the top 7.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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