Newman Elementary School
Public elementary school in El Paso, Texas · El Paso ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Newman Elementary School serves 246 students in grades Pre-K–5 in El Paso (El Paso County). It is one of 75 schools in El Paso ISD. By enrollment it is the 4368th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | El Paso ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481830001706 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Paso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 246 | 48,118 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.6% | 71.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Newman Elementary School in context
Size
Newman Elementary School is the 45th largest of El Paso ISD's 50 elementary schools; its 246 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 531 students, so Newman Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 53 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 24, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (39 against 32). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 24 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across El Paso ISD (84.1%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.3% across El Paso ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Newman Elementary School has 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 246 students would have about 16.6 teachers, so Newman Elementary School has 7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Coach Archie Duran Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 17 elementary schools within 5 miles and 53 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.8% |
| White | 5.3% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 24 |
| Kindergarten | 32 |
| Grade 1 | 39 |
| Grade 2 | 30 |
| Grade 3 | 29 |
| Grade 4 | 53 |
| Grade 5 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10275 Alcan Dr., El Paso, TX 79924
Phone: (915)587-3580
Website: newman.episd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Newman Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach Archie Duran Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 648 | 14.5 | 89.5% |
| Bobby Joe Hill PK-8 | El Paso ISD | 1.0 mi | 656 | 13.9 | 89.9% |
| Dr. Joseph Torres Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.2 mi | 558 | 15.4 | 81.4% |
| Dolphin Terrace Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.4 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 67.8% |
| North Star Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.4 mi | 552 | 15.3 | 69.4% |
| Parkland Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.5 mi | 471 | 12.5 | 89.6% |
| Barron Elementary School | El Paso ISD | 1.7 mi | 368 | 12.7 | 78.3% |
| Desertaire Elementary School | Ysleta ISD | 1.8 mi | 505 | 13.6 | 79.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.