HEIGHTS EL

Set in TEXAS CITY, Texas, HEIGHTS EL is a cozy primary school, one of the schools within TEXAS CITY ISD. It teaches 412 students across grades K through 4. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 15 schools in TEXAS CITY ISD (7,711 students total), HEIGHTS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HEIGHTS EL lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White, 18% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Galveston County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Galveston County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HEIGHTS EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 59.7%, a residual of +23.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Galveston County put median household earnings sit near $86,105, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. HEIGHTS EL is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students).

Nearest neighbor: BLOCKER MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HEIGHTS EL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEIGHTS EL has ticked down 20%, going from 515 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for HEIGHTS EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.