Newman School

Located at 605 South Billings Blvd, in Billings, Montana, Newman School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that instructs 249 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Billings Elem. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 167.

Billings Elem runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 11,377 students. Newman School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Newman School records that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 18% Native American, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Yellowstone County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Newman School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Yellowstone County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Yellowstone County) records that median household earnings sit near $76,570, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Newman School is one of 68 public schools in Yellowstone County (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students).

The closest other public school is Ponderosa School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Newman School's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 249). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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