Northern Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Columbia City, Indiana
Northern Heights Elementary School in Columbia City, Indiana enrolled 504 students in 2024-25 with 33.2 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
510 students in 2022-23, 519 students in 2023-24, 504 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 33.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 510 | 28.0 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 33.2 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 504 | 33.2 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools
Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 511 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northern Heights Elementary School enrolled 511 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 511 of the 511 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent9.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.7% of students were White, 3.6% of two or more races, 3.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.7%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Hispanic3.2%
- Black0.2%
- Asian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Northern Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 59% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 59% | 36% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 Columbia City
4 public elementary schools in Columbia City report 2024-25 enrollment; Northern Heights Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Turtle Elementary School | 583 | 16.1 | 30.7% |
| Northern Heights Elementary School | 504 | 15.2 | 24.0% |
| Mary Raber Elementary School | 297 | 15.5 | 26.9% |
| Coesse School | 291 | 14.4 | 39.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northern Heights Elementary School
- Mary Raber Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 297 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Central Noble Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.7 miles away: 238 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare Northern Heights Elementary School with Mary Raber Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Whitley County Con Schools spends per student$10,015 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,015
- The largest public schools in IndianaNorthern Heights Elementary School is the number 368 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#368 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- 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 Northern Heights Elementary School
How many students attend Northern Heights Elementary School?
504 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 510 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbia City, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northern Heights Elementary School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Northern Heights Elementary School a Title I school?
Northern Heights Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Northern Heights Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Northern Heights Elementary School scored proficient or above: 59% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Northern Heights Elementary School in?
Whitley County Con Schools, NCES district ID 1802280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180228001185 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, 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.