Newman International Academy Watauga

Newman International Academy Watauga is a low-enrollment elementary school in WATAUGA, Texas, (ZIP code 76148). Enrollment is 306 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.

NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON runs 6 schools with a combined 2,830 students. Newman International Academy Watauga is one of them.

At Newman International Academy Watauga, the largest share of students is White, at 39%. The next largest groups are 28% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points below the 48% share among Tarrant County residents. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 26.1:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 36%. The average for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.

BeatsExpectations places Newman International Academy Watauga in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.9 points below it (38.4% actual, 58.3% predicted).

Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.

Whitley Road Elementary School is the public school closest to Newman International Academy Watauga, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Newman International Academy Watauga is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The federal government classifies Newman International Academy Watauga's location as Suburb: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Enrollment records show 108 in 2020-21 and 306 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.8:1 in 2020-21 to 26.1:1 in 2024-25.

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