NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA

Set in WATAUGA, Texas, NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA is a tight-knit elementary school, overseen by NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON. It educates 306 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON, which oversees 6 schools and 2,830 students, NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA reports that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 28% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.7%.

In the broader community, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA is one campus in the mix.

WHITLEY ROAD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA has ticked up 61%, going from 190 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 28% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 in 2025.

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