Newtown High School
12 Berkshire Rd
Sandy Hook CT, 06482, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-426-7646
Ranking: 
(32 out of 166, top 19%)*
(32 out of 166, top 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Newtown School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 128 | 126 | 126 | 124 | 122 | 125 | 113 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,713 | 1,760 | 1,740 | 1,731 | 1,731 | 1,704 | 1,719 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 419 | 24.5% | 427 | 24.3% | 460 | 26.4% | 432 | 25.0% | 465 | 26.9% | 410 | 24.1% | 445 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 424 | 24.8% | 455 | 25.9% | 430 | 24.7% | 463 | 26.7% | 403 | 23.3% | 438 | 25.7% | 431 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 448 | 26.2% | 423 | 24.0% | 453 | 26.0% | 399 | 23.1% | 432 | 25.0% | 426 | 25.0% | 423 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 422 | 24.6% | 455 | 25.9% | 397 | 22.8% | 437 | 25.2% | 431 | 24.9% | 430 | 25.2% | 420 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 882 | 51.5% | 905 | 51.4% | 886 | 50.9% | 867 | 50.1% | 859 | 49.6% | 840 | 49.3% | 855 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 831 | 48.5% | 855 | 48.6% | 854 | 49.1% | 864 | 49.9% | 864 | 49.9% | 856 | 50.2% | 860 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 52 | 3.0% | 57 | 3.2% | 63 | 3.6% | 57 | 3.3% | 57 | 3.3% | 51 | 3.0% | 37 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 89 | 5.2% | 91 | 5.2% | 81 | 4.7% | 75 | 4.3% | 54 | 3.1% | 55 | 3.2% | 58 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 17 | 1.0% | 16 | 0.9% | 16 | 0.9% | 19 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.0% | 21 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.0% |
| White: | 1,530 | 89.3% | 1,567 | 89.0% | 1,558 | 89.5% | 1,570 | 90.7% | 1,601 | 92.5% | 1,576 | 92.5% | 1,606 | 93.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 1.4% | 26 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.2% | 10 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 4.4% | 75 | 4.3% | 89 | 5.1% | 77 | 4.4% | 53 | 3.1% | 33 | 1.9% | 19 | 1.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 1.5% | 35 | 2.0% | 29 | 1.7% | 34 | 2.0% | 27 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.43 | 13.95 | 13.82 | 14.01 | 14.18 | 14.60 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.4% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.6% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.6% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.1% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.6% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.5% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.2% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.1% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.2% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.8% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.3% | 88.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Newtown High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.