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Newtown Middle School

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Newtown Middle School ranks 29 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Newtown Middle School is a highly regarded 7th–8th grade school in Newtown, CT, serving 593 students as part of the Newtown School District (ranked 29th of 153 Connecticut districts). The school currently ranks 29th of 258 middle schools statewide — an 89th-percentile, 4-star performance that places it among the top 30 schools in Connecticut. Academically, Newtown Middle School students post proficiency rates 15–30 percentage points above state averages: in 2025–2026, 74.7% of 7th graders were proficient in both English language arts and math, versus state averages of 52.2% and 44.1%, and 8th grade science proficiency reached 73.9% versus a 50.3% state average.

The school stands out for its effectiveness with students who often face greater challenges. Students from low-income families consistently rank in the top 15 schools statewide, and the special education program has improved dramatically, jumping from a 2-star to a 4-star rating in a single year. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1 and per-student spending around $18,000, families can expect a well-resourced environment with strong instructional support.

The most notable challenge is chronic absenteeism. While 11.8% of NMS students are chronically absent — below the 16.4% state average — this is considerably higher than the Newtown district rate of 7.3% and well above comparable peers like John Read Middle School (6.1%), Jockey Hollow School (7.0%), and Whisconier Middle School (6.5%). Despite this attendance gap, NMS outperforms most of those schools academically, ranking ahead of Jockey Hollow, Oxford Middle School, Rochambeau Middle School, and Bethel Middle School — trailing only John Read among its peer group.

593

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,806

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Queen St.
Newtown, CT 06470

(203) 426-7638

District: Newtown School District

Students who attend Newtown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Newtown High School

Feeder schools for Newtown Middle School:

Elementary:	Hawley Elementary School
	Head O'Meadow Elementary School
	Middle Gate Elementary School
	Sandy Hook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

16.7%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (71% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

Connecticut avg48%

29^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 153Newtown 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
2026	86.8	29 of 258	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	32 of 252	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	50 of 250	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	45 of 249	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	22 of 250	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	54 of 275	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	25 of 259	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	38 of 250	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	89.4	17 of 246	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	88.4	18 of 280	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	4 of 272	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.2	9 of 269	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	81.9	23 of 268	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.9	20 of 255	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	81.2	28 of 252	88.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	27 of 250	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	34 of 248	86.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	70.0	24 of 104	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	36 of 164	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	35 of 164	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	34 of 161	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	29 of 160	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	17 of 166	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	40 of 235	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	31 of 169	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	27 of 160	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	9 of 115	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	9 of 105	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	12 of 104	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	13 of 99	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	32 of 146	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	26 of 114	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	10 of 109	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	13 of 106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	26 of 218	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	28 of 162	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	50 of 157	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	41 of 158	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	15 of 169	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	52 of 224	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	16 of 167	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	25 of 164	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	42.7	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.6	8 of 36	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	59 of 244	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	35 of 150	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	38 of 153	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	41 of 158	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	18 of 151	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	48 of 175	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	33 of 166	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	36 of 168	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)77th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+28 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th 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 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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%)	86.8	29^th of 258 public middle schools	88.8%		84.7	32^nd of 252 public middle schools	87.3%	3		807.0			74.7	66.7			74.7	67.6	$21,806
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)	509.0		72.9	70.4			70.1	75.7			$21,404
Whisconier Middle School	Public	5-8	17 West Whisconier Rd.	Brookfield	06804	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Brookfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 775-7710	595	51	11.6	24.0%	403 (67.7%)	28 (4.7%)	108 (18.2%)	46 (7.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79	54^th of 258 public middle schools	79.1%		73.2	71^st of 252 public middle schools	71.8%	17		66.3		65.3	66.2	65.3		65.5	61.8	58.5	$22,219
Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8670	758	58	13.0	33.6%	400 (52.8%)	35 (4.6%)	223 (29.4%)	57 (7.5%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.8%)	75.2	66^th of 258 public middle schools	74.4%		73.9	65^th of 252 public middle schools	74.2%	1		808.0		60.1	53.9	67.8		56.1	60.8	73.6	$18,563
Rochambeau Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Peter Rd.	Southbury	06488	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	No	(203) 264-2711	412	35	11.7	12.9%	320 (77.7%)	12 (2.9%)	38 (9.2%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	75.9	63^rd of 258 public middle schools	75.6%		73.2	72^nd of 252 public middle schools	71.4%	9		69.1		68.9	58.7	56.6		67.9	58.2	58.1	$24,020
Jockey Hollow School	Public	6-8	365 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2905	765	56	13.7	18.4%	529 (69.2%)	23 (3.0%)	131 (17.1%)	47 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	84	40^th of 258 public middle schools	84.5%		84.8	31^st of 252 public middle schools	87.7%	9		72.8		72.1	76.4	71.1		56.6	68.4	62.5	$20,803
Broadview Middle School	Public	6-8	72 Hospital Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4861	1,070	81	13.2	58.7%	176 (16.4%)	61 (5.7%)	763 (71.3%)	41 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	15.1	208^th of 258 public middle schools	19.4%		11.8	212^th of 252 public middle schools	15.9%	4		24.6		28.7	35.6	30.3		16.8	13.6	13.9	$19,662
Rogers Park Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Memorial Dr.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4881	888	82	10.8	58.3%	148 (16.7%)	44 (5.0%)	641 (72.2%)	27 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)	14.7	210^th of 258 public middle schools	18.6%		16.3	198^th of 252 public middle schools	21.4%	12		28.0		35.0	31.2	24.2		15.2	14.7	12.6	$19,847
Oxford Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Great Oak Rd.	Oxford	06478	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Oxford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 888-5418	371	41	9.0	18.3%	292 (78.7%)	14 (3.8%)	46 (12.4%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	76.6	60^th of 258 public middle schools	76.7%		72.6	76^th of 252 public middle schools	69.8%	16		69.4		67.2	71.9	64.2		61.3	53.3	50.8	$23,583
John Read Middle School	Public	5-8	486 Redding Road	Redding	06896	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Redding School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 938-2533	381	37	10.4	11.3%	311 (81.6%)	7 (1.8%)	46 (12.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	89.9	19^th of 258 public middle schools	92.6%		88	23^rd of 252 public middle schools	90.9%	4	83.3	81.5	80.0	78.1	71.3	77.2	76.7	68.6	71.3	76.1	$30,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Newtown Middle School

What high school do graduates of Newtown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Newtown Middle School usually go on to attend Newtown High School

How many students attend Newtown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Newtown Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Newtown Middle School?

Students at Newtown Middle School are 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Newtown Middle School in?

Newtown School District

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Newtown Middle School ranks 29^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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