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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CENTRAL HEIGHTS EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD·NCES 481344007049
Central Heights Elementary School
10317 US HWY 259 N, NACOGDOCHES, TX 75965 · (936) 552-3424 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
195 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 36.0% | 20.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Heights Elementary School
Central Heights Elementary School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Heights Elementary School this school | 477 | 40.9% | 61.4% |
| Glen Rose Intermediate School GLEN ROSE | 480 | 41.3% | 58.0% |
| Lexington Elementary School LEXINGTON | 488 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| China Spring Primary School CHINA SPRING | 456 | 39.7% | N/A |
| Bay Elementary School SEABROOK | 519 | 40.1% | 48.6% |
| Windsor Elementary School AMARILLO | 430 | 38.1% | 67.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nacogdoches County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #694 of 4,401 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #866 of 4,466 ▼ 401 | #2 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #657 of 4,466 ▼ 80 | #2 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #511 of 3,998 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #2,752 of 4,938 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #978 of 4,622 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #2,452 of 4,628 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #3,914 of 4,789 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #2,436 of 2,838 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 41% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 43 | 11.2:1 | 46% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 46% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 50% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (504 to 477); teachers down 8% (39 to 36).
About Central Heights Elementary School
Families in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, are served by Central Heights Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 477 students in pre-K through 5.
CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD serves 1,096 students across 3 schools.
The student body at Central Heights Elementary School is 66% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Nacogdoches County is 29 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Central Heights Elementary School would be expected to post about 56.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
The school is in Nacogdoches County, where median household income comes to about $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Nacogdoches County counts 29 public schools with about 10,396 students.
Central Heights High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 51.0%; Central Heights Elementary School's is 61.4%, ranking 3rd of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Central Heights Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 477, from 523 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Central Heights Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD
- Central Heights High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Central Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
Other schools in NACOGDOCHES
- Nacogdoches High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- McMichael Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,275 students
- Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Mike Moses Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Thomas J Rusk Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Raguet Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other Central Heights Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Central Heights Elementary. Central Heights Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Central Heights ElemRichmond, KS · 239 students
- Central Heights ElementaryBlountville, TN · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Central Heights High School0.3 mi · 333
- Central Heights Middle School0.3 mi · 286
- Margie Chumbley Academy for Success3.3 mi · 67
- Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop3.3 mi · 3
- Nacogdoches High School5.5 mi · 1,755
- Raguet Elementary School5.7 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Central Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Heights Elementary School?
Central Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central Heights Elementary School serve?
Central Heights Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Central Heights Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Heights Elementary School?
Central Heights Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Heights Elementary School?
Central Heights Elementary School is overseen by CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD in Nacogdoches County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.