Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362079002924
NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
247 MAIN ST, NEWFIELD, NY 14867 · (607) 564-9955 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
169 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-97 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.6:1
% White
80%
was 78%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 178 students
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 142 students
Other schools in NEWFIELD
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 178 students
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 142 students
Nearby schools
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 142
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 178
- ENFIELD SCHOOL6.5 mi · 165
- LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 265
- SOUTH HILL SCHOOL7.4 mi · 363
- BEVERLY J MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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