UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS operates as an average-sized K-5 school in JONESBORO, Arkansas, overseen by NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 491 students spanning grades 3 through 6.

NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,910 students. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS shows that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Craighead County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.0%; this one delivers 23.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Craighead County shows median household earnings sit near $59,548, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Craighead County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,332 students), UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.6%.

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS's enrollment has ticked up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 415 (now 491). White enrollment moved from 46% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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