Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO ISD·NCES 481830001706
Newman Elementary School
10275 ALCAN DR, EL PASO, TX 79924 · (915) 587-3580 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
218 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 35.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Newman Elementary School
Newman Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Elementary School this school | 246 | 88.6% | 36.2% |
| Beacon Hill Primary School SAN ANTONIO | 267 | 88.4% | 34.1% |
| Jubilee Westwood SAN ANTONIO | 240 | 91.3% | 24.3% |
| Lighthouse Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 273 | 89.0% | 15.2% |
| Wooten Elementary School AUSTIN | 272 | 91.2% | 22.1% |
| Gardendale Pre-K 4 Sa Early Learning SAN ANTONIO | 246 | 86.2% | N/A |
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 Newman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #3,045 of 4,401 | #102 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,973 of 4,466 ▲ 669 | #103 of 133 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,928 of 4,466 ▲ 1,480 | #68 of 133 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,308 of 3,998 | #42 of 132 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #4,470 of 4,938 | #133 of 141 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #57 of 4,622 | #1 of 134 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #3,795 of 4,628 | #41 of 134 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #1,217 of 4,789 | #37 of 139 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.5% | #83 of 2,838 | #4 of 93 |
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
246
-106 (-30%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 246 | 23.6 | 10.4:1 | 89% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 21.9 | 12.2:1 | 95% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 23.1 | 11.4:1 | 94% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 91% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 33.6 | 13.7:1 | 87% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 93% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 88% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 88% (598) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 45 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (460 to 246); teachers down 30% (33.6 to 23.6).
About Newman Elementary School
Newman Elementary School is a small elementary school in EL PASO ISD, located in EL PASO, Texas. The school serves 246 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 53% smaller than that.
Newman Elementary School is run by EL PASO ISD, whose 76 schools enroll 48,118 students.
Newman Elementary School's enrollment is 90% Hispanic. The school is also 5% White and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 10.4:1 comes from the school's 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 89% of students at Newman Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in El Paso County, the school's rate is higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Newman Elementary School would score about 35.9%. It scores 36.2%, within a point of that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in El Paso County, the median household income is $59,806, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. There are 273 public schools in El Paso County, enrolling about 165,404 students in all.
The closest public school, Andress High School, is about 0.2 miles from Newman Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Newman Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 246 students in 2024-25, 106 fewer than the 352 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
870,779
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
273
165,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL PASO ISD
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Chapin High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- El Paso High SchoolHigh · 1,636 students
- Hornedo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,442 students
- Don Haskins PK-8Elementary · 1,405 students
Other schools in EL PASO
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 3,004 students
- Pebble Hills High SchoolHigh · 2,952 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 2,835 students
- Socorro High SchoolHigh · 2,579 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Montwood High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
Other Newman Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Newman Elementary. Newman Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Newman Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 594 students
- Newman Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 365 students
- Newman ElementaryNeedham, MA · 696 students
- Newman ElementaryChino, CA · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Andress High School0.2 mi · 1,341
- Harmony School of Innovation - El Paso0.6 mi · 1,306
- Parkland High School0.8 mi · 1,565
- Coach Archie Duran Elementary School1.0 mi · 648
- Bobby Joe Hill PK-81.0 mi · 656
- Charles Middle School1.1 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Newman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Newman Elementary School?
Newman Elementary School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-05.
Is Newman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newman Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newman Elementary School?
At Newman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Newman Elementary School in?
Newman Elementary School is part of EL PASO ISD.
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