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Newman Elementary

Q: Is Newman Elementary a good school?

Newman Elementary ranks 987 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Newman Elementary is a public elementary school in Laredo, Texas, serving 383 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the United Independent School District, which is ranked 297 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Newman Elementary has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in reading, where 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates have consistently exceeded district and state averages. The school has also performed well for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for special education and gifted/talented students has been more average. Newman Elementary's overall statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from the top 25% to the bottom 50% of Texas elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Newman Elementary's performance is generally stronger than Amparo Gutierrez Elementary, which has consistently ranked in the bottom 50% of Texas elementary schools. However, the nearby Nye Elementary and Clark Elementary have often outperformed Newman Elementary, especially in mathematics and science. Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with over 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Newman Elementary has been able to achieve stronger academic performance than some of the other high-poverty schools in the area.

365

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,661

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Alta Vista
Laredo, TX 78041

(956) 473-3800

District: United Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Newman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle
High:	John B Alexander High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.5%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Texas avg47%

987^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 30Elementary Schools in the United Independent School District (Isd)

297^th of 961United Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	987 of 4651	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	1350 of 4710	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	1449 of 4647	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1340 of 4581	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	2436 of 4578	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	1265 of 4479	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1180 of 4359	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	44.5	2256 of 4329	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.0	1417 of 4286	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	1669 of 4320	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.7	2548 of 4260	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	2998 of 4221	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	2613 of 4206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.2	3466 of 4095	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	3204 of 3937	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	3371 of 3884	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2651 of 3768	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.7	2268 of 3724	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	2023 of 3476	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.3	1760 of 3475	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.2	1425 of 3465	58.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	488 of 4461	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	28.8	3456 of 4331	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.1	1153 of 4295	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	960 of 4240	77.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	692 of 2918	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	732 of 3668	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	657 of 3556	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	1380 of 3487	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	3054 of 3446	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1823 of 3333	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1180 of 3226	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	872 of 3744	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	957 of 4658	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	638 of 4588	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	1171 of 4561	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	2246 of 4499	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1497 of 4348	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1246 of 4306	71.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	49.7	1768 of 3006	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	1312 of 3184	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1272 of 3106	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	515 of 3644	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	828 of 4465	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	887 of 4401	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	772 of 4376	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	1971 of 4329	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	765 of 4188	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	720 of 4168	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	370 of 3705	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.5	744 of 4594	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	605 of 4521	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	540 of 4477	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	44.5	2422 of 4451	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	562 of 4309	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	564 of 4264	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1013 of 3739	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	2036 of 4647	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	2739 of 4585	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	1533 of 4563	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	2638 of 4498	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	1070 of 4357	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1190 of 4319	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1479 of 3549	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	2584 of 4292	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	1328 of 4086	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1866 of 3952	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	2207 of 3799	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	885 of 3684	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	36.8	2252 of 3558	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+8 vs state

Mathematics57%+11 vs state

Science42%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Alta Vista	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3800	365	28	12.9	88.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (99.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.4	987^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%		65	1350^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.3%	363								54.0	64.4	68.8	48.0	55.6	66.7	41.7	$10,661
Amparo Gutierrez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Calle Del Norte	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-4400	384	28	13.7	81.0%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	2476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.8%		39.2	2885^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.7%	409								45.8	45.8	59.4	49.2	41.7	35.9	20.3	$10,056
Harmony School Of Innovation - Laredo	Public, Charter	K-5	4608 Daugherty Ave	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 568-9492	679	39	17.2	88.5%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	670 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35.4	3094^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.5%		33.4	3251^st of 4710 public elementary schools	31.0%	157		57.1	0.0		25.0			39.4	47.5	54.8	29.8	38.8	43.2	12.7	$10,540
Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Eistetter	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4300	662	41	16.0	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	660 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.4	867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		75	945^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.9%	78			60.0			0.0	0.0	46.2	76.1	68.9	61.5	75.8	74.4	27.8	$8,772
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Mayberry	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 476-4600	354	28	12.6	89.3%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	352 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.3	1161^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.0%		71.7	1067^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.3%	94								43.8	70.8	67.9	46.9	66.7	62.3	35.9	$13,925
Nye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E Del Mar Blvd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-3700	685	44	15.6	76.8%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	672 (98.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69.8	1142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%		71.5	1081^st of 4710 public elementary schools	77.0%	61								61.6	61.3	67.7	57.6	49.5	55.9	29.4	$8,050
Milton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Ash	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4200	651	42	15.5	94.6%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	647 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.6	1647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.6%		52.4	2031^st of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	384								38.8	82.7	67.9	25.0	54.7	50.0	35.4	$9,361
Tarver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Tilden Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4800	421	29	14.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	421 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.8	1788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%		54.1	1924^th of 4710 public elementary schools	59.2%	136	60.0	40.0		60.0	80.0			35.7	92.5	50.0	28.6	79.3	72.9	14.6	$11,683
T Sanchez Elementary / H Ochoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 E Ash St	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4500	569	36	15.7	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	569 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.8	1591^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.8%		49	2230^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.7%	639	0.0			0.0				63.2	54.8	49.2	42.5	46.6	55.4	36.9	$9,720
Santa Maria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3817 Santa Maria	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-4600	465	34	13.5	99.4%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	462 (99.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.5	1804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.2%		50.8	2129^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.8%	325								52.9	64.4	63.9	24.3	66.1	38.6	27.9	$10,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Newman Elementary

How many students attend Newman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Newman Elementary.

Is Newman Elementary a good school?

Newman Elementary ranks 987^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Newman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Newman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : John B Alexander High School

What is the racial makeup of Newman Elementary?

Students at Newman Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Newman Elementary in?

United Independent School District (Isd)

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