📍 607 N Hughes, Amarillo, Potter County, 79107
North Heights Alter is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 114 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melody Stephenson. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Heights Alter enrolls 114 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 57% |
| White | 21 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 114 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Heights Alter is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
North Heights Alter is one of 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 29,321 students district-wide and employs 2,091 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 114 students, North Heights Alter is smaller than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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