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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090432000860
Newfield School
345 Pepper Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT 06905 · (203) 977-4282 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
295 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
38.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Newfield School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield School this school | 575 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Stillmeadow School Stamford | 587 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Discovery Academy Wethersfield | 522 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Springdale School Stamford | 565 | 56.3% | N/A |
| Second Hill Lane School Stratford | 610 | 49.5% | N/A |
| Roxbury School Stamford | 509 | 59.3% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Newfield School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #330 of 522 | #61 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #307 of 519 | #52 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #51 of 613 | #13 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #381 of 558 | #67 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #157 of 560 | #18 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #266 of 594 | #33 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #160 of 176 | #22 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
575
+62 (+12%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 575 | 43.1 | 13.3:1 | 51% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 47 | 11.6:1 | 49% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 45.4 | 11.6:1 | 55% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 48 | 10.7:1 | 61% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 49.4 | 11.5:1 | 57% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 51 | 12.2:1 | 59% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 44% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 49 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newfield School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (570 to 575); teachers down 13% (49.4 to 43.1).
About Newfield School
Newfield School is a large elementary school in Connecticut, with an address in Stamford. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 575 students. That is 52% above the average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Stamford School District is made up of 21 schools with 15,483 students in all.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at Newfield School. Next come 23% White, 13% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Western Connecticut Planning Region residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Newfield School lists 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 12.6:1 for elementary schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 51% of the student body. The 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region is 19 points lower.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Newfield School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Western Connecticut Planning Region, home to about 627,071 people, the median household earns about $128,188 a year, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region number 149, with about 90,520 students.
Newfield School's closest public school neighbor is Turn of River School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Newfield School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased 12% over 4 years, reaching 575 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.7:1 to 13.3:1.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stamford School District
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in Stamford
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Turn of River School0.5 mi · 560
- The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering0.5 mi · 658
- Rippowam Middle School0.6 mi · 704
- Davenport Ridge School1.0 mi · 673
- Toquam Magnet School1.1 mi · 532
- Springdale School1.1 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Newfield SchoolHow many students attend Newfield School?
Newfield School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-05.
Is Newfield School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newfield School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Newfield School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Newfield School.
How diverse is Newfield School?
Newfield School reports a student body of 23% White, 55% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Newfield School public or private?
Newfield School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stamford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.