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.