NEWTON RAYZOR EL

NEWTON RAYZOR EL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in DENTON, Texas, run under DENTON ISD, caters to 674 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.

Within DENTON ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 33,329 students, NEWTON RAYZOR EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, NEWTON RAYZOR EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NEWTON RAYZOR EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at NEWTON RAYZOR EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEWTON RAYZOR EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.9%; this one delivers 40.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Denton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. NEWTON RAYZOR EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

CALHOUN MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NEWTON RAYZOR EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWTON RAYZOR EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWTON RAYZOR EL has edged up 8%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 52% to 39%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.