North Heights Community School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Texarkana, Arkansas

North Heights Community School in Texarkana, Arkansas enrolled 243 students in 2024-25 with 19.1 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 37%

241 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 243 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 19.1.

Students enrolled at North Heights Community School by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232412023-242402024-25243
Students enrolled at North Heights Community School by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232412023-242402024-25243
Students enrolled at North Heights Community School by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232412023-242402024-25243
Students enrolled at North Heights Community School by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232412023-242402024-25243
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324114.017.2
2023-2424016.414.6
2024-2524319.112.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 12.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 12.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 12.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 12.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 196 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Heights Community School enrolled 196 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 196 of the 196 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent6.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.9% of students were White, 30.0% Black, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.9%
  2. Black30.0%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. Hispanic3.7%
  5. Asian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at North Heights Community School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%26%39.9%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%29% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Texarkana

6 public elementary schools in Texarkana report 2024-25 enrollment; North Heights Community School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Edward D. Trice Elementary School47314.3100.0%
College Hill Harmony Leadership Academy39114.3100.0%
Vera Kilpatrick Elementary School37314.8100.0%
Genoa Central Elementary School36515.634.8%
Fairview Elementary School24613.6100.0%
North Heights Community School24312.7100.0%

All public schools in Texarkana →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about North Heights Community School

  1. Vera Kilpatrick Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 373 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Edward D. Trice Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 473 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare North Heights Community School with Vera Kilpatrick Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Texarkana School District spends per student$15,529 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,529
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasNorth Heights Community School is the number 440 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#440 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about North Heights Community School

  1. How many students attend North Heights Community School?
    243 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 241 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Texarkana, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Heights Community School?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is North Heights Community School a Title I school?
    North Heights Community School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at North Heights Community School do on state tests?
    The students tested at North Heights Community School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is North Heights Community School in?
    Texarkana School District, NCES district ID 0513110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051311001733 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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