CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL

As an average-sized elementary campus in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL enrolls 477 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD.

CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,096 students. CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Nacogdoches County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Nacogdoches County put median household earnings sit near $53,555, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nacogdoches County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL is one campus in the mix.

CENTRAL HEIGHTS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL has ticked down 5%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 18% to 25% over that span.

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