NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY

NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in EAST GRAND FORKS, Minnesota, run under East Grand Forks Public Schools, with 499 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY sits 45% above that benchmark.

East Grand Forks Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,005 students. NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Polk County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Polk County) records that median household income runs about $73,107, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one of 20 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 5,075 students).

Nearest neighbor: EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY has climbed 3%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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