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Newfield School

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Newfield School ranks 309 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Newfield School is an elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Stamford School District. While the district is ranked 125 out of 156 in the state, Newfield School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Newfield School faces several challenges, including low academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 40-50%, compared to the district's 28-40% and the state's 46-52%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 22.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Newfield School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.62% to 58.02%, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Newfield School to other nearby schools in the Stamford School District, it generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. For example, Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International, a magnet school, consistently outperforms Newfield School across all metrics. While Newfield School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 11.6, this does not appear to be a significant advantage in improving student outcomes.

575

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,905

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 Pepper Ridge Rd.
Stamford, CT 06905

(203) 977-4282

District: Stamford School District

Students who attend Newfield School usually attend:

Middle:	Rippowam Middle School
High:	Stamford High School
	Westhill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

White:

23.0%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg50%

309^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Stamford School District

125^th of 156Stamford 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	34.1	309 of 493	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	319 of 497	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	323 of 491	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	307 of 490	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	348 of 538	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	302 of 522	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	315 of 532	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	286 of 519	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	350 of 518	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	361 of 551	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	350 of 557	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	381 of 564	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.3	338 of 565	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	333 of 579	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	320 of 566	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	329 of 565	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	389 of 568	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.6	354 of 570	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	175 of 232	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	183 of 237	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	166 of 230	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	181 of 234	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	279 of 455	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	168 of 242	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	190 of 259	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	24 of 111	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	32 of 108	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	23 of 99	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	75 of 173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	41 of 101	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	23 of 70	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	179 of 302	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	185 of 239	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	188 of 233	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	203 of 231	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	171 of 232	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	324 of 445	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	197 of 247	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	207 of 262	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	237 of 371	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	272 of 327	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	224 of 295	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.1	149 of 296	49.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)76th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2021)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2021)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-5 vs state

Science45%-8 vs state

Mathematics39%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

this school is the worst school i have ever seen they dont help or support kids with autisum they fail kids with this condition on many levels the only help they offer is a dcf case that has been proven time and time again to be unfounded till a lawyer called it harassment and is threatening to sue them in civil court they are concerned about the budget not helping your kids Close Quote

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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	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th 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
Newfield School	Public	K-5	345 Pepper Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4282	575	43	13.3	51.3%	132 (23.0%)	73 (12.7%)	318 (55.3%)	30 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	34.1	309^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.3%		30.8	319^th of 497 public elementary schools	35.8%	10	44.7		42.5	48.8	43.7			42.5	42.4	33.0				$22,905
Davenport Ridge School	Public	K-5	1300 Newfield Ave.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4291	673	47	14.2	41.2%	277 (41.2%)	60 (8.9%)	286 (42.5%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	34.8	305^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.1%		31.4	316^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.4%	11	55.2		20.9	35.3	54.3			36.4	36.2	52.6				$20,481
Toquam Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 Ridgewood Ave.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 977-4556	532	44	12.0	63.9%	63 (11.8%)	61 (11.5%)	375 (70.5%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	9.9	432^nd of 493 public elementary schools	12.4%		12	421^st of 497 public elementary schools	15.3%	11	32.4		10.5	22.3	27.6			18.6	22.6	18.1				$23,690
Springdale School	Public	K-5	1127 Hope St.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4575	565	41	13.6	56.3%	144 (25.5%)	63 (11.2%)	313 (55.4%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	23	352^nd of 493 public elementary schools	28.6%		20.4	365^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.6%	13			25.0	43.2	38.0			35.4	40.2	30.4				$20,955
Roxbury School	Public	K-5	751 Westhill Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4287	509	43	11.8	59.3%	111 (21.8%)	66 (13.0%)	280 (55.0%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	19.8	369^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.2%		25.1	352^nd of 497 public elementary schools	29.2%	17	31.9		26.9	31.1	30.9			32.3	47.3	28.7				$24,439
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Hoyt St.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 353-4371	407	30	13.7	0.7%	321 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	92.6	12^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.8	28^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.4%	16	79.3		91.5	83.1	81.7			94.4	83.1	80.5				$23,198
Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-6600	799	65	12.2	45.6%	247 (30.9%)	83 (10.4%)	324 (40.6%)	82 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	65.9	197^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.0%		59.8	209^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.9%	12	69.6	78.3	47.8	57.8	66.3	67.9	75.0	51.1	62.7	64.1	63.2	60.7	57.8	$21,608
Stillmeadow School	Public	K-5	800 Stillwater Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4507	587	47	12.3	54.0%	151 (25.7%)	47 (8.0%)	337 (57.4%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	24.2	347^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.6%		38.2	293^rd of 497 public elementary schools	41.0%	54	37.1		25.9	41.7	33.0			37.0	51.2	26.8				$22,587
Julia A. Stark School	Public	K-5	398 Glenbrook Rd.	Stamford	06906	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4583	553	40	13.6	61.5%	116 (21.0%)	54 (9.8%)	349 (63.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	11.8	419^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.2	412^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.1%	7			16.4	22.6	20.4			29.1	34.9	23.7				$21,893
Northeast School	Public	K-5	82 Scofieldtown Rd.	Stamford	06903	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4469	436	34	12.7	40.4%	179 (41.1%)	45 (10.3%)	175 (40.1%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	32.1	314^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.3	323^rd of 497 public elementary schools	35.0%	9	43.7		30.0	42.4	47.1			41.4	44.1	37.9				$25,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Newfield School

What district is Newfield School in?

Stamford School District

Is Newfield School a good school?

Newfield School ranks 309^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Newfield School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Newfield School.

What is the racial makeup of Newfield School?

Students at Newfield School are 55% Hispanic, 23% White, 13% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Newfield School attend?

Students who attend Newfield School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rippowam Middle School
High : Stamford High School
High : Westhill High School

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