Photo: Schzmo · CC BY-SA 3.0Sandy Hook’s public schools
Newtown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sandy Hook. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Connecticut’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Sandy Hook’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Sandy Hook’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Head O'Meadow Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Newtown Middle School lowest (71%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Sandy Hook, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Newtown High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sandy Hook, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Sandy Hook
Reed Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 583 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Newtown
6th grade in Sandy Hook
Reed Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 583 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Newtown
7th grade in Sandy Hook
Newtown Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 593 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newtown
8th grade in Sandy Hook
Newtown Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 593 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newtown
9th grade in Sandy Hook
Newtown High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,254 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Sandy Hook
Newtown High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,254 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Sandy Hook
Newtown High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,254 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Sandy Hook
Newtown High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,254 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newtown School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Sandy Hook vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Sandy Hook’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hook | — | Newtown |
| Newtown | A− | Newtown |
| Monroe | A | Monroe |
| Southbury | B+ | Regional School District 15 |
| Oxford | B | Oxford |
Every school in Sandy Hook
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Sandy Hook’s schools
Are Sandy Hook’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Sandy Hook. Newtown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sandy Hook. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Sandy Hook in?
Newtown School District.
Where do Sandy Hook kids go to high school?
Newtown High School.
Parents talk
What Sandy Hook families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sandy Hook → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.