📍 300 N Logan St, Texas City, Galveston County, 77591
Heights el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Texas City, Galveston County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Furman. It is part of the Texas City Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heights el enrolls 401 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 55% |
| White | 86 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
374 of the school's 401 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heights el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 11, state house district 23.
Heights el is one of 14 schools in TEXAS CITY ISD, based in TEXAS CITY, Texas. The district serves 7,711 students district-wide and employs 531 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Heights el is smaller than the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small