📍 10317 Us Hwy 259 N, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, 75965
Central Heights el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Colleen Hill. It is part of the Central Heights Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Heights el enrolls 488 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 488 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Central Heights el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 3, state house district 11.
Central Heights el is one of 3 schools in CENTRAL HEIGHTS ISD, based in NACOGDOCHES, Texas. The district serves 1,096 students district-wide and employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, Central Heights el is larger than the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe