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
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 New York public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 50 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 21% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 72% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 66.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 178 | 39.9% | 72.5% |
| FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FORESTVILLE | 185 | 40.5% | 61.4% |
| PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH DAYTON | 199 | 40.2% | 59.8% |
| HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HANCOCK | 199 | 41.7% | 45.9% |
| UNATEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OTEGO | 221 | 40.7% | 75.2% |
| PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL PANAMA | 189 | 41.3% | 69.2% |
Matched among New York high 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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #296 of 1,135 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #603 of 1,109 ▼ 185 | #6 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #162 of 1,135 ▲ 53 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,109 of 1,216 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #855 of 1,167 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
178
-53 (-23%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 178 | 17.1 | 10.4:1 | 40% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 18.2 | 9.6:1 | 42% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 17.9 | 10.7:1 | 54% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 55% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 48% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 45% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 11 | 26.7:1 | 48% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in NEWFIELD, New York, according to federal school records. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 178 students. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports to NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools and 638 students.
Of every 100 students at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 82 are White. Other students are 11% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, with 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New York is similar, at 11.0:1. The school has 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 71% of New York public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.3% at NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tompkins County show that median household income comes to about $74,024, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tompkins County counts 33 public schools with about 10,392 students.
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% decline, from 231 to 178. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.4:1 to 10.4:1.
The discussion board for NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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.
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