Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study

Set in Newman, California, Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study is an one-room-style K-12 campus, run under Newman-Crows Landing Unified. It enrolls 20 students across grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 602.

Across the 9 schools in Newman-Crows Landing Unified (3,085 students total), Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 30% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Side Valley High (Continuation), roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 1900%: 1 students in 2018 compared to 20 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 100% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 2.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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