Enrollment
178
High
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362079002925
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
247 MAIN ST, NEWFIELD, NY 14867 · (607) 564-9955 · Tompkins County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
71 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Feeds from
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
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
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
178
-21 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
% White
82%
was 88%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in NEWFIELD, New York, run under NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 178 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 668.
Within NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 638 students, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest is composed of 11% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 40% of students at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 72.5%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Tompkins County indicate median household income runs about $74,024, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Tompkins County (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students).
Nearest neighbor: NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.7%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has fell 11%, going from 199 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 88% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 318 students
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 142 students
Other schools in NEWFIELD
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 318 students
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 142 students
Nearby schools
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 318
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 142
- 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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 09-12.
Is NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.