Hawley Elementary School

Hawley Elementary School is a small elementary-level community in Newtown, Connecticut, operated by Newtown School District. The school teaches 281 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.

Hawley Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Newtown School District, a district that enrolls 3,784 students overall.

Demographically, Hawley Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Hawley Elementary School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 14% of students at Hawley Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Western Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hawley Elementary School is one of 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students).

Nearest neighbor: Newtown Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Hawley Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hawley Elementary School has shrank 7%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Hawley Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.