NEWMAN EL

NEWMAN EL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in FRISCO, Texas, operated by FRISCO ISD, educateing 594 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within FRISCO ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 65,289 students, NEWMAN EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, NEWMAN EL records that the largest single group is Asian at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 35% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Denton County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, NEWMAN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.9%; this one delivers 77.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Denton County indicate median household income runs about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which NEWMAN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GRIFFIN MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEWMAN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWMAN EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 70.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. NEWMAN EL's enrollment has declined 27% since 2018, when it stood at 813 (now 594). White enrollment moved from 52% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for NEWMAN EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.