Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051311001733
NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
2118 E 35TH, TEXARKANA, AR 71854 · (870) 773-1091 · Miller County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
243 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
45.6%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
58.4%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Set in TEXARKANA, Arkansas, NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, one of the schools within TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 243 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 42% below typical.
Within TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 3,830 students, NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder breaks down as 30% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
On the resource side, On paper, NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Miller County's rate of about 80%.
With demographic context factored in, NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.3%; NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL posts 49.3%, +27.0 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, Miller County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,836, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Miller County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students), of which NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 21.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,360
Census ACS
Median income
$48,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,092 students
- ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 842 students
- EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary · 391 students
- VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 246 students
Other schools in TEXARKANA
- ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,092 students
- ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 842 students
- EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary · 391 students
- VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 373
- EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 473
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF TEXARKANA1.3 mi · 67
- ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,092
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 246
- ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOLHow large is NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL have?
NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL are roughly 61% White, 4% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is overseen by TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Miller County.
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