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What advice would you give to incoming students at NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON·NCES 480142112625
Newman International Academy of Arlington
2011 S FIELDER RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76013 · (682) 207-5175 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
18.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
315 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 111 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Newman International Academy of Arlington→Newman International Academy of Arlington Gibbins
Based on grade levels within NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 International Academy of Arlington
Newman International Academy of Arlington's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman International Academy of Arlington this school | 663 | 47.5% | 42.3% |
| Griffin Elementary School FORNEY | 717 | 48.0% | 49.3% |
| Providence Elementary School AUBREY | 678 | 53.8% | 26.6% |
| Nichols-Mock Elementary School ROSHARON | 497 | 46.5% | 43.7% |
| Blackburn Elementary School FORNEY | 662 | 50.8% | 62.2% |
| Comanche Springs Elementary School FORT WORTH | 628 | 52.5% | 34.5% |
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 International Academy of Arlington ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,300 of 4,401 | #134 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,804 of 4,466 ▼ 286 | #184 of 339 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,000 of 4,466 ▼ 138 | #131 of 339 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,509 of 3,998 | #107 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #1,161 of 4,938 | #54 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #4,241 of 4,622 | #328 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #763 of 4,628 | #114 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #3,672 of 4,789 | #262 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #875 of 2,838 | #86 of 242 |
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
663
-426 (-39%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 663 | 36.6 | 18.1:1 | 48% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 42.9 | 15.1:1 | 70% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 69% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 1,089 | 88 | 12.4:1 | 56% (605) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 79.3 | 11.0:1 | 42% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 958 | 74 | 12.9:1 | 41% (394) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newman International Academy of Arlington.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (870 to 663); teachers down 54% (79.3 to 36.6).
About Newman International Academy of Arlington
Newman International Academy of Arlington is an elementary school located in ARLINGTON, Texas, in Tarrant County. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 663 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 28% higher.
Newman International Academy of Arlington operates as its own local education agency.
About 49% of students at Newman International Academy of Arlington are Black, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 19% White, 9% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Tarrant County, the Black share is about 18%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
On staff are 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 48% of students at Newman International Academy of Arlington are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
Newman International Academy of Arlington holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Newman International Academy of Arlington is -11.2 points: 42.3% actual, 53.4% predicted.
In Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Tarrant County, 639 public schools serve about 385,835 students.
Newman International Academy of Arlington's closest public school neighbor is South Davis Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Newman International Academy of Arlington holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Newman International Academy of Arlington ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 42.3% versus a 38.9% average.
Locale data from NCES put Newman International Academy of Arlington inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 426 students, from 1,089 to 663. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
This page is set up for the Newman International Academy of Arlington community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON
- Newman International at Cedar HillCombined · 897 students
- Newman International Academy of Arlington GibbinsHigh · 476 students
- Newman International Academy WataugaElementary · 306 students
- Newman International Academy at Fort WorthElementary · 255 students
- Newman International Academy of MansfieldElementary · 233 students
- Newman International Academy BethlehemElementary
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- South Davis Elementary School0.5 mi · 669
- Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 557
- Gunn Junior High School0.9 mi · 879
- Short Elementary School1.0 mi · 406
- Swift Elementary School1.1 mi · 517
- Arlington High School1.1 mi · 2,580
Frequently asked questions
About Newman International Academy of ArlingtonHow large is Newman International Academy of Arlington?
Newman International Academy of Arlington enrolls approximately 663 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Newman International Academy of Arlington serve?
Newman International Academy of Arlington serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Newman International Academy of Arlington?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Newman International Academy of Arlington.
How diverse is Newman International Academy of Arlington?
Newman International Academy of Arlington reports a student body of 19% White, 20% Hispanic, 49% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Newman International Academy of Arlington?
Newman International Academy of Arlington is overseen by NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.