Newfield School serves 160 students in grades Kindergarten-4.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 was higher than the Connecticut state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment was 99% of the student body (majority Black), which was higher than the Connecticut state average of 53% (majority Hispanic and Black).
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