Newfield School

Newfield School is a sprawling primary school in Stamford, Connecticut, one of the schools within Stamford School District. The school works with 575 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Newfield School sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 21 schools in Stamford School District (15,483 students total), Newfield School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Newfield School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder comes out to 23% White, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Newfield School lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Newfield School higher than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Newfield School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Turn of River School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Newfield School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 570 students in 2018 compared to 575 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Newfield School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.