Newman Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Newman Elementary School serves 365 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 3726th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 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 ÷ 28.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365005608 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 40,742 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.8% | 75% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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 28th largest of United ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 365 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 610 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 pre-K with 76 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 42, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (50 against 42). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across United ISD (98.7%).
88.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United 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 28.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 365 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so Newman Elementary School has 3.5 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 Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 49 |
| Grade 4 | 44 |
| Grade 5 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1300 Alta Vista, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)473-3800
Website: uisd.net
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School | United ISD | 0.7 mi | 384 | 13.8 | 81% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 0.8 mi | 679 | 17.3 | 88.5% |
| Pierce Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.1 mi | 662 | 16.1 | 99.8% |
| Clark Elementary School | United ISD | 1.2 mi | 354 | 12.6 | 89.3% |
| Nye Elementary School | United ISD | 1.5 mi | 685 | 15.6 | 76.8% |
| Milton Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.6 mi | 651 | 15.5 | 94.6% |
| Tarver Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.8 mi | 421 | 14.4 | 95.2% |
| T Sanchez El / H Ochoa Elementary School | Laredo ISD | 1.8 mi | 569 | 15.7 | 98.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.