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Newtown Public Schools, Connecticut

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Newtown Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,951 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Newtown Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Fairfield and Western Connecticut counties). During the 2024 school year, 3,951 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Newtown Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christopher Gilson
Brian Leonardi
Doria Linnetz
Alison Plante
Shannon Tomai
John Vouros
Deborra Zukowski

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,678,000 $1,161 4%
Local: $81,920,000 $20,328 76%
State: $20,848,000 $5,173 19%
Total: $107,446,000 $26,662
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $104,113,000 $25,834
Total Current Expenditures: $96,547,000 $23,957
Instructional Expenditures: $51,771,000 $12,846 50%
Student and Staff Support: $14,785,000 $3,668 14%
Administration: $9,477,000 $2,351 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $20,514,000 $5,090 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,151,000 $533
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $33,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $996,000 $247


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 80-84 40-49 40-44 PS 60-69 60
2018-2019 68 80-84 50-59 45-49 PS 70-79 69
2017-2018 66 70-74 50-59 45-49 PS 70-79 67
2016-2017 69 75-79 60-69 45-49 70-79 70
2015-2016 70 80-84 50-59 50-54 80-89 70
2014-2015 59 70-74 40-59 40-44 PS 80-89 59
2013-2014 11-19 PS PS 11-19
2012-2013 91 >=50 PS >=80 PS >=50 91
2011-2012 97 >=95 >=90 90-94 >=90 97
2010-2011 97 >=95 >=90 90-94 PS >=80 97

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 69 80-89 50-59 50-54 PS 70-79 71
2018-2019 76 80-84 60-69 65-69 PS 80-89 77
2017-2018 75 70-74 50-59 65-69 PS 80-89 76
2016-2017 73 70-74 60-69 55-59 70-79 75
2015-2016 77 75-79 70-79 60-64 >=90 78
2014-2015 74 75-79 60-79 55-59 PS >=90 75
2013-2014 11-19 PS PS 11-19
2012-2013 90 >=50 PS >=80 PS >=50 90
2011-2012 95 90-94 80-89 90-94 >=90 95
2010-2011 94 90-94 >=90 90-94 PS >=80 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 97 >=80 >=50 >=90 PS 98
2018-2019 97 >=80 PS >=50 PS 97
2017-2018 96 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 96
2016-2017 95 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS 95
2015-2016 96 >=50 PS >=80 >=50 96
2014-2015 95 >=80 PS >=80 PS >=50 95
2013-2014 97 >=50 PS >=80 >=50 96
2012-2013 94 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS 95
2011-2012 95 >=80 PS >=50 95
2010-2011 94 >=50 PS >=80 94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,951 -1.3
2022-2023 4,003 -0.7
2021-2022 4,030 0.1
2020-2021 4,027 -3.4
2019-2020 4,162 -2.9
2018-2019 4,282 -2.4
2017-2018 4,385 -1.4
2016-2017 4,447 -2.6
2015-2016 4,564 -4.0
2014-2015 4,747 -3.1
2013-2014 4,894 -5.0
2012-2013 5,137 -3.1
2011-2012 5,298 -2.9
2010-2011 5,451 -0.7
2009-2010 5,490 -2.0
2008-2009 5,602 -0.5
2007-2008 5,628 -0.7
2006-2007 5,668 0.7
2005-2006 5,628 2.4
2004-2005 5,493 1.7
2003-2004 5,399 3.8
2002-2003 5,196 3.4
2001-2002 5,018 1.5
2000-2001 4,941 4.6
1999-2000 4,716 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Newtown Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2 5.2
Black 2.4 12.5
Hispanic 13.5 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 4.7
White 80.0 46.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Newtown Public Schools had 345.69 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.43.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 17.80
Elementary: 198.84
Secondary: 125.05
Total: 345.69

Newtown Public Schools employed 20.74 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.74
District Administrative Support: 10.57
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 31.54
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 115.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 29.98
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.80
Library/Media Support: 5.28
Student Support Services: 45.78
Other Support Services: 179.29


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Newtown Public Schools operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hawley Elementary School289KG-4
Head O'Meadow Elementary School319KG-4
Middle Gate Elementary School416KG-4
Newtown High School1,2769-12
Newtown Middle School6107-8
Reed Intermediate School5815-6
Sandy Hook Elementary School353KG-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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