Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickinson Dr
Sandy Hook CT, 06482, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-426-7657
Ranking: 
(42 out of 765, top 5%)*
(42 out of 765, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Newtown School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 395 | 454 | 521 | 575 | 625 | 633 | 639 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 19.5% | 72 | 15.9% | 81 | 15.5% | 89 | 15.5% | 100 | 16.0% | 96 | 15.2% | 112 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 16.5% | 78 | 17.2% | 94 | 18.0% | 109 | 19.0% | 111 | 17.8% | 130 | 20.5% | 132 | 20.7% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 15.2% | 94 | 20.7% | 112 | 21.5% | 107 | 18.6% | 129 | 20.6% | 136 | 21.5% | 137 | 21.4% |
| Grade 3: | 89 | 22.5% | 113 | 24.9% | 103 | 19.8% | 132 | 23.0% | 140 | 22.4% | 139 | 22.0% | 128 | 20.0% |
| Grade 4: | 104 | 26.3% | 97 | 21.4% | 131 | 25.1% | 138 | 24.0% | 145 | 23.2% | 132 | 20.9% | 130 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 46.6% | 221 | 48.7% | 268 | 51.4% | 298 | 51.8% | 329 | 52.6% | 340 | 53.7% | 345 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 211 | 53.4% | 233 | 51.3% | 253 | 48.6% | 277 | 48.2% | 288 | 46.1% | 285 | 45.0% | 290 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 34 | 8.6% | 23 | 5.1% | 35 | 6.7% | 27 | 4.7% | 30 | 4.8% | 26 | 4.1% | 22 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.8% | 31 | 6.0% | 21 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.8% | 22 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.9% | 16 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.2% |
| White: | 327 | 82.8% | 389 | 85.7% | 438 | 84.1% | 518 | 90.1% | 559 | 89.4% | 569 | 89.9% | 580 | 90.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.6% | 18 | 4.0% | 17 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.8% | 22 | 3.5% | 19 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.59 | 12.70 | 14.07 | 15.04 | 15.97 | 15.90 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.6% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 93.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.5% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.7% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.6% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 97.7% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 98.1% | 85.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88.5% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 90% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.6% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.4% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.4% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.6% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.2% | 74.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 93% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 95.7% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.2% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.2% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.5% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 92.7% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.8% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 96.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 97.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.5% | 85.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.8% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.8% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.2% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 94.9% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.7% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 96.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 97% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.4% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.8% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.3% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.7% | 83.7% |
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* Sandy Hook Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.