Julian Newman Elementary School

Julian Newman Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Athens, Alabama, part of Athens City. The school caters to 409 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 9 schools in Athens City (5,405 students total), Julian Newman Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Julian Newman Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Julian Newman Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Limestone County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Julian Newman Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +14.3 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Limestone County put the typical household earns roughly $83,629 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Julian Newman Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 24,258 students).

The closest other public school is Athens Renaissance School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Julian Newman Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Julian Newman Elementary School has ticked up 17%, going from 351 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 47% to 53% over that span.

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