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Head O'Meadow Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Head O'Meadow Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, serving 319 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the highly-ranked Newtown School District, which is ranked 23 out of 156 districts in the state.

Head O'Meadow Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 64.9% of 3rd graders and 89.9% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 71.1% and the state's 46.9%. Similarly, 82.5% of 3rd graders and 89.9% of 4th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district's 77% and the state's 52.2%. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population.

While Head O'Meadow Elementary outperforms the state and district averages, it is outperformed by some nearby schools in the Newtown School District, such as Sandy Hook Elementary School and Hawley Elementary School, which have similar demographics but slightly higher test scores in some areas. The school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its strong academic outcomes, but it will be important to continue monitoring these metrics and ensuring that resources are being used effectively.

327

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,995

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

94 Boggs Hill Rd.
Newtown, CT 06470

(203) 426-7670

District: Newtown School District

Students who attend Head O'Meadow Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Hispanic:

11.6%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (83% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg75%

Connecticut avg50%

34^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.9	34 of 493	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	12 of 497	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	56 of 491	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	48 of 490	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	48 of 538	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	115 of 522	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	104 of 532	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	83 of 519	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	90.7	22 of 518	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	70 of 551	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	44 of 564	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	5 of 565	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	27 of 579	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	32 of 566	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	4 of 565	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	83.7	33 of 568	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	77.7	123 of 570	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	90.5	6 of 237	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	9 of 230	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	16 of 234	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	29 of 455	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	90.1	10 of 233	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	81 of 231	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	57 of 232	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	61 of 445	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	5 of 248	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	9 of 250	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	37 of 262	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	53 of 252	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	41 of 327	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	109 of 295	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	108 of 296	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)97th percentile~ school

Male (2024)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+35 vs state

English Language Arts79%+30 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shelter Rock School	Public	K-5	2 Crows Nest Rd.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4777	527	32	16.3	59.4%	94 (17.8%)	31 (5.9%)	347 (65.8%)	28 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	31.4	317^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.7%		25.3	351^st of 497 public elementary schools	29.4%	34	51.1	29.5	42.2	46.7	40.0	43.1	33.7	$15,295
Stepney Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 Old Newtown Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2885	512	38	13.4	20.3%	337 (65.8%)	20 (3.9%)	87 (17.0%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	76.1	134^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.8%		84.6	78^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.3%	56	73.9	60.6	72.4	74.7	58.5	69.7	66.7	$18,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Head O'Meadow Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Head O'Meadow Elementary School?

Students at Head O'Meadow Elementary School are 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Head O'Meadow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Head O'Meadow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Head O'Meadow Elementary School in?

Newtown School District

Is Head O'Meadow Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Head O'Meadow Elementary School ranks in the top 6.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Head O'Meadow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Head O'Meadow Elementary School.

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