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Newfield School

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Newfield School ranks 333 rd of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Newfield School is a K-5 elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, serving 575 students in a district ranked 129th out of 153 Connecticut districts. Within the Stamford School District, Newfield School performs somewhat above the district average but remains below statewide averages. In 2025-2026, the school ranked 333rd out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, placing it in the 32nd percentile with a 2-star rating. Newfield beats the Stamford district average in five of seven tested areas, but trails Connecticut state averages in all seven.

One of the school's brightest spots is its attendance turnaround. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 21.9% in 2023-2024 to just 9.1% in 2025-2026 — less than half the district rate of 19.8% and well below the state rate of 16.4%. Only Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International (7.1%) has a lower rate among nearby Stamford schools. Newfield also shows strong results with its Hispanic students, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide for that subgroup. And with $20,170 spent per student in 2018-2019, it spends more than any nearby school, including Northeast School ($19,646), Roxbury School ($19,275), and Stillmeadow School ($18,134).

However, the school faces real challenges. Proficiency in upper-elementary math drops sharply: 3rd grade math reaches 49.5%, but 5th grade math falls to 33.3%, compared with the state average of 45.8%. More concerning, the school's effectiveness with low-income students has collapsed from the 67th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026, even though 51.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite high spending, Newfield's overall ranking has remained flat for a decade, and it trails Strawberry Hill — a nearby Stamford school with a similar low-income population — which ranks in the 49th percentile statewide. For parents considering Newfield, the school offers a strong foundation in attendance and certain subgroups, but needs focused attention on math instruction and support for low-income students.

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 — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Connecticut avg51%

333^rd of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

129^th of 153Stamford 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	29.9	333 of 491	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	18.4	175 of 225	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	52.7	42 of 129	67.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	19.9	63 of 69	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.8	179 of 232	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)67th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2021)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2021)17th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%-10 vs state

English Language Arts39%-12 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 (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 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 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%)	29.9	333^rd of 491 public elementary schools	32.2%		34.1	309^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.3%	24	45.7		36.3	33.8	45.7				49.5	35.0	33.3			$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%)	36.6	305^th of 491 public elementary schools	37.9%		34.8	305^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.1%		54.8		38.3	28.7	51.0				47.9	37.6	47.1			$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%)	9.5	437^th of 491 public elementary schools	11.0%		9.9	432^nd of 493 public elementary schools	12.4%	5	26.8		16.5	8.1	31.0				19.6	20.3	27.4			$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%)	24.3	357^th of 491 public elementary schools	27.3%		23	352^nd of 493 public elementary schools	28.6%	5	35.7		25.9	40.0	41.7				31.5	43.5	38.1			$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%)	19.4	372^nd of 491 public elementary schools	24.2%		19.8	369^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.2%	3	45.3		22.2	31.3	37.8				25.9	27.7	35.1			$24,439
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	89.3	41^st of 491 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.6	12^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.6%	29			72.1	84.5	77.2				91.2	85.9	68.4			$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%)	51.4	252^nd of 491 public elementary schools	48.7%		65.9	197^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.0%	55	51.1	67.9	52.1	46.4	54.4	67.4	70.6	62.8	55.3	50.5	44.4	67.1	59.0	$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%)	28	339^th of 491 public elementary schools	31.0%		24.2	347^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.6%	8	40.0		36.9	33.0	41.2				48.8	33.0	40.7			$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%)	12.3	414^th of 491 public elementary schools	15.7%		11.8	419^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.0%	5	29.0		18.8	24.5	24.7				24.7	36.3	19.4			$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%)	27.7	340^th of 491 public elementary schools	30.8%		32.1	314^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.3%	26	38.3		33.3	34.7	41.7				42.4	45.8				$25,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Newfield School

How many students attend Newfield School?

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

What district is Newfield School in?

Stamford School District

Is Newfield School a good school?

Newfield School ranks 333^rd of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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