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What's the one class at NEWGULF EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOLING ISD·NCES 481078000543
Newgulf Elementary School
1867 BURNING STONE, BOLING, TX 77420 · (979) 657-2837 · Wharton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
314 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within BOLING ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 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 | 23.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 24.0% | 37.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Newgulf Elementary School
Newgulf Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newgulf Elementary School this school | 559 | 56.2% | 47.9% |
| Emerson Elementary School MIDLAND | 529 | 56.7% | 44.6% |
| Howard Dobbs Elementary School ROCKWALL | 565 | 52.4% | 58.2% |
| A P Beutel Elementary School LAKE JACKSON | 572 | 54.0% | 55.3% |
| McNair Elementary School DENTON | 599 | 53.1% | 55.5% |
| Lake Dallas Elementary School LAKE DALLAS | 500 | 54.0% | 39.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Newgulf Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wharton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,646 of 4,401 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,305 of 4,466 ▼ 1,211 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,800 of 4,466 ▼ 226 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,055 of 3,998 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #1,960 of 4,938 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #3,998 of 4,622 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #1,481 of 4,628 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #3,309 of 4,789 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #585 of 1,307 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
559
+79 (+16%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 559 | 32.3 | 17.3:1 | 56% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 34.7 | 16.1:1 | 61% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 34.9 | 15.7:1 | 59% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 57% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 30.1 | 16.3:1 | 59% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 58% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 60% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 57% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newgulf Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (490 to 559); teachers up 7% (30.1 to 32.3).
About Newgulf Elementary School
The public elementary school Newgulf Elementary School is located in BOLING, Texas. The school's enrollment of 559 students covers pre-K through 5.
Newgulf Elementary School is one of 3 schools in BOLING ISD, which enrolls 1,151 students in total.
Hispanic students are the majority at Newgulf Elementary School, with 50% of enrollment. Other groups include 38% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 42% Hispanic. Newgulf Elementary School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 32.3 full-time equivalents, or about 17.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. Among public schools in Wharton County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
The allk12 Grade for Newgulf Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Newgulf Elementary School is 49.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.9%.
Federal survey data for Wharton County show that the median household income is $66,924, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Wharton County is home to 22 public schools and about 7,729 public school students.
The closest other public school is Boling High School, about 2.8 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Newgulf Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Newgulf Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 79 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wharton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,794
Census ACS
Median income
$66,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOLING ISD
- Boling High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Iago Junior High SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- Wharton County JJAEPElementary
Other schools in BOLING
- Boling High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Iago Junior High SchoolMiddle · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Boling High School2.8 mi · 328
- Iago Junior High School4.4 mi · 264
- Damon Elementary School9.6 mi · 107
- Needville High School10.0 mi · 1,111
- Needville Middle School10.1 mi · 853
- Needville Elementary School10.2 mi · 1,121
Frequently asked questions
About Newgulf Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newgulf Elementary School?
Newgulf Elementary School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Newgulf Elementary School serve?
Newgulf Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Newgulf Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Newgulf Elementary School.
How diverse is Newgulf Elementary School?
Newgulf Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 50% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Newgulf Elementary School in?
Newgulf Elementary School is part of BOLING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.