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Newtown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Newtown School District details

Newtown School District
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470

4,003 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Newtown School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.8% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.2% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
67%
45%
69%
48%
64%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Hawley Elementary School
29 Church Hill Rd.
Newtown, CT, 06470
KG-04
Head O'meadow Elementary School
94 Boggs Hill Rd.
Newtown, CT, 06470
KG-04
Middle Gate Elementary School
7 Cold Spring Rd.
Newtown, CT, 06470
KG-04
Newtown High School
12 Berkshire Rd.
Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
09-12
Newtown Middle School
11 Queen St.
Newtown, CT, 06470
07-08
Reed Intermediate School
3 Trades Lane
Newtown, CT, 06470
05-06
Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickinson Drive
Sandy Hook, CT, 06482
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.1% 49.8%
Black 2.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 12.0% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.8% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 10.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,329 $49,351,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,823 $11,300,000 11.4%
Staff $709 $2,837,000 2.9%
General Administration $419 $1,676,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,242 $4,970,000 5.0%
Operation $2,961 $11,853,000 11.9%
Transportation $1,093 $4,374,000 4.4%
Other $658 $2,635,000 2.7%
Total Support $9,904 $39,645,000 40.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,552 $10,217,000 10.3%
Total Expenditures $24,785 $99,213,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%