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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06470

At a glance

Schools

2,181

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHead O'Meadow Elementary School34^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Middle Gate Elementary School up 24 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hawley Elementary School 10.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 06470 zip code in Newtown, Connecticut is home to 5 schools serving grades K-8, all part of the Newtown School District. This district is ranked 23 out of 156 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall performance.

Among the standout schools in this area is Head O'Meadow Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Connecticut with a 5-star rating. Its test scores significantly exceed the district and state averages, with 89.9% of 4th graders proficient or better in math and English language arts, compared to 76.1% and 74.7% for the district, respectively. Newtown Middle School also performs well, ranking in the top 20% of Connecticut middle schools with a 4-star rating.

However, the district as a whole faces some challenges, with all schools reporting a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, higher than the state average. Additionally, there is variation in spending per student, ranging from $17,803 at Reed Intermediate School to $20,477 at Head O'Meadow Elementary, and student-teacher ratios ranging from 10.8 at Hawley Elementary to 12.2 at Middle Gate Elementary. Further analysis would be needed to understand the reasons for these variations.

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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 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 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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 06470

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newtown	0.94 mi	5	36^th
Sandy Hook	2.41 mi	2	28^th
Bethel	4.17 mi	5	81^st
Brookfield	4.42 mi	3	93^rd
Danbury	5.41 mi	20	158^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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