Newtown High School (Connecticut)
| Newtown High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
12 Berkshire Road , Connecticut 06482 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°24′36″N 73°16′21″W / 41.41000°N 73.27250°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Newtown Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 070550 |
| NCES School ID | 090291000615 |
| Principal | Kimberly Longobucco |
| Teaching staff | 113.05 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,276 (2023–2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.29 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Team name | Nighthawks |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges (1948–) |
| Newspaper | The Hawkeye |
| Website | nhs |
Newtown High School is an accredited public high school in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2021–2022 school year, the school serves 1,398 students in grades 9–12 and employs 214.6 full-time faculty members. It is the only high school of the Newtown Public Schools.
Newtown High has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges since 1948 and was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Schools of Excellence in 2000.
In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Newtown High School 21st out of all public high schools in Connecticut. Newtown was also ranked 1,219th in the country, out of almost 24,000 public high schools nationwide.