Sandy Hook Elementary School
Sandy Hook, CT · Elementary School
Sandy Hook Elementary School is a elementary school in Sandy Hook, CT with 365 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of Newtown School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Sandy Hook Elementary School is a elementary school located in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. The school serves 365 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sandy Hook Elementary School is part of the Newtown School District in Connecticut.
How This School Compares
Sandy Hook Elementary School has 365 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Newtown School District (554 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 0 percentage points below the district average of 63%. Compared to the Connecticut state average of 53%, the school performs 10 points higher. With a 11.1:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sandy Hook Elementary School has 365 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Sandy Hook Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Sandy Hook Elementary School is part of the Newtown School District in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.