Newman El, El Paso TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Newman El

Newman Elementary serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in El Paso's far east area, an edge neighborhood where newer suburban homes sit on spacious lots. The school enrolls about mid-sized cohort for its grade band; the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic conditions of this part of El Paso.

On state assessments administered in 2024-25, Newman's proficiency results are low across subjects. In math, roughly one in three fourth-graders reached proficiency, while third and fifth graders sat closer to one in five. In English language arts, fifth graders performed best at roughly two in five, while third and fourth graders hovered around one in four. Science proficiency in fifth grade was one in five. When looking at all students and all tested grades together, Newman's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among El Paso County school districts. The school is not testing grades below third and does not administer high school exams, so no comparison is available there.

A parent considering Newman should be aware of a major structural change: in November 2024, El Paso ISD's board voted to close eight elementary schools as part of a financial restructuring tied to declining enrollment and a projected budget deficit. Newman was among the first wave of closures, set to shutter for the 2025-26 school year. This means families in the Newman attendance zone will be reassigned to another campus, and current students would need to transfer. The district's publicly reported consolidation plan specifies which students move where based on new attendance boundaries; a parent may want to confirm their child's new assignment directly with EPISD, since the closure is now in effect.

El Paso ISD is simultaneously expanding specialized programs—including Montessori education, STEM and Fine Arts academies, and Extended Day Learning Centers at other campuses—as part of its longer-term redesign. The district lowered its property tax rate for 2024-25, though rising home values meant the average household bill still increased slightly. The board is also exploring a potential bond election as early as late 2026 to fund campus renovations, security upgrades, and air conditioning replacements, which could affect future tax obligations.

Newman's closure reflects broader demographic pressures in El Paso, where school-age population has declined. For families currently zoned to Newman, the immediate question is not academic program choice but attendance assignment to a continuing campus. For families considering the area more broadly, the closure illustrates how enrollment pressure is reshaping which schools remain open and which neighborhoods feed into which campuses. The broader El Paso ISD landscape is in transition; understanding where your child will attend after consolidation is the essential starting point.

See more original research from School Decision →

Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 43% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 47% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 46% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 51% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 55% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 60% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 26% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolEL PASO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income65%Higher-income33%32 pp gap