Newtown School District

Summary:

The Newtown School District in Connecticut is home to 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools that consistently rank among the top in the state.

At the elementary level, Head O'Meadow Elementary School and Sandy Hook Elementary School are the district's top performers, with over 80% and 75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, respectively. These schools have earned 5-star and top 25% rankings in Connecticut. In contrast, the middle schools in the district, while still strong, do not perform as well as the elementary schools on standardized tests.

The district's high school, Newtown High School, is also a standout, ranking in the top 15% of Connecticut high schools. It boasts an impressive 88.4% four-year graduation rate and high test scores, with 77.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 47.3% in Math. However, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is an area of concern that warrants further investigation and improvement.

District Detail

3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470

(203) 426-7620

SchoolDigger Rank:
23^rd of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,784

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (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	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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
Newtown High School	Public	9-12	12 Berkshire Rd.	Sandy Hook	06482	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7646	1,254	109	11.5	15.8%	997 (79.5%)	26 (2.1%)	164 (13.1%)	32 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	82.9	25^th of 141 public high schools	82.3%		85	19^th of 145 public high schools	86.9%	6			77.6	47.3													$22,410
Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Queen St.	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7638	593	55	10.8	17.9%	457 (77.1%)	15 (2.5%)	99 (16.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	84.7	32^nd of 252 public middle schools	87.3%		79.4	50^th of 250 public middle schools	80.0%	18		73.9							65.6	70.0					65.3	68.6	$21,806
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
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
Reed Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3 Trades Lane	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 270-4880	583	50	11.6	17.5%	464 (79.6%)	16 (2.7%)	82 (14.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)	69.5						73.0	69.1					70.6	71.8			$21,404

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookfield School District	4.2 mi	3	74^th
Bethel School District	5.15 mi	5	64^th
Regional School District 15	5.28 mi	7	72^nd
Monroe School District	6.09 mi	5	42^nd
Danbury School District	6.19 mi	19	136^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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Newtown School District

District Detail

Head O'Meadow Elementary School

Sandy Hook Elementary School

Newtown Middle School

Newtown High School

Hawley Elementary School

Middle Gate Elementary School

Reed Intermediate School

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