Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COTULLA ISD·NCES 481540006383
Frank Newman Middle School
608 CARRIZO ST, COTULLA, TX 78014 · (830) 879-2224 · La Salle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
227 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 87 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 32% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Frank Newman Middle School→Cotulla High School
Based on grade levels within COTULLA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frank Newman Middle School
Frank Newman Middle School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Newman Middle School this school | 259 | 87.6% | 38.6% |
| Falfurrias Junior High School FALFURRIAS | 279 | 85.3% | 28.0% |
| Watson Junior High School MULESHOE | 285 | 86.3% | 30.7% |
| David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy EDCOUCH | 264 | 90.2% | 29.3% |
| La Academia De Estrellas Middle School DALLAS | 297 | 85.5% | 32.6% |
| Bernarda Jaime Junior High School SAN DIEGO | 319 | 86.8% | 40.3% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frank Newman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,006 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #891 of 1,670 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,351 of 1,670 ▼ 216 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,009 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,458 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #64 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #1,389 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #319 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #401 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 23.6 | 11.0:1 | 88% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 26.9 | 9.5:1 | 89% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 21.9 | 12.4:1 | 82% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 86% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 24.5 | 12.9:1 | 87% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 87% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 85% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 78% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Newman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (316 to 259); teachers down 4% (24.5 to 23.6).
About Frank Newman Middle School
Frank Newman Middle School is a small middle school with an address in COTULLA, Texas. The school has 259 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
Frank Newman Middle School is run by COTULLA ISD, whose 4 schools enroll 1,157 students.
By race and ethnicity, Frank Newman Middle School is 95% Hispanic. Next come 5% White. The county population is about 72% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Frank Newman Middle School comes to 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. On the income side, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 86% average for public schools in La Salle County.
Frank Newman Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Texas public middle schools.
Frank Newman Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.6%) and its predicted rate (36.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For La Salle County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $57,716 a year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in La Salle County number 4, with about 1,157 students.
About 0.5 miles separate Frank Newman Middle School from the closest public school, Ramirez-Burks Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.8%; Frank Newman Middle School's is 38.6%, ranking 2nd of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment fell by 11% across 4 years, from 291 in 2020-21 to 259 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.7:1 to 11.0:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
La Salle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,839
Census ACS
Median income
$57,716
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COTULLA ISD
- Ramirez-Burks Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Cotulla High SchoolHigh · 356 students
- Encinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 74 students
Other schools in COTULLA
- Ramirez-Burks Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Cotulla High SchoolHigh · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Ramirez-Burks Elementary School0.5 mi · 468
- Cotulla High School1.1 mi · 356
- Dilley Elementary School16.9 mi · 402
- Mary Harper Middle School17.1 mi · 181
- Dilley High School17.1 mi · 258
- Encinal Elementary School28.2 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Newman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frank Newman Middle School?
Frank Newman Middle School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Frank Newman Middle School serve?
Frank Newman Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Frank Newman Middle School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Frank Newman Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Frank Newman Middle School?
Student demographics at Frank Newman Middle School are roughly 5% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Frank Newman Middle School public or private?
Frank Newman Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by COTULLA ISD.
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