NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary campus in NEWFIELD, New York, operated by NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 318 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 638 students. NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black.

On the resource side, NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% 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 Tompkins County (around 36%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.5%; this one comes in at 35.8%, -19.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tompkins County) logs that median household income runs about $74,024, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Tompkins County (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students).

The closest other public school is NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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