FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE

As a small middle-grades school in COTULLA, Texas, FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE hosts 259 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by COTULLA ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 60% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 4 schools in COTULLA ISD (1,157 students total), FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%); the rest reads as 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 72% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of +5.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for La Salle County put the typical household earns roughly $57,716 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE is one of 4 public schools in La Salle County (combined enrollment of about 1,157 students).

Nearest neighbor: RAMIREZ-BURKS EL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANK NEWMAN MIDDLE has edged down 18%, going from 316 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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