North Heights Jr. High School
2118 East 35th St
Texarkana AR, 71854, Miller County
Phone: 870-773-1091
Ranking: 
(745 out of 800, bottom 7%)*
(745 out of 800, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Texarkana School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 59 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 611 | 619 | 640 | 644 | 632 | 600 | 609 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 326 | 53.4% | 294 | 47.5% | 314 | 49.1% | 327 | 50.8% | 333 | 52.7% | 288 | 48.0% | 306 | 50.2% |
| Grade 8: | 285 | 46.6% | 325 | 52.5% | 306 | 47.8% | 300 | 46.6% | 297 | 47.0% | 304 | 50.7% | 294 | 48.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 313 | 51.2% | 326 | 52.7% | 338 | 52.8% | 340 | 52.8% | 341 | 54.0% | 308 | 51.3% | 314 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 298 | 48.8% | 293 | 47.3% | 302 | 47.2% | 304 | 47.2% | 291 | 46.0% | 284 | 47.3% | 291 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 305 | 49.9% | 306 | 49.4% | 317 | 49.5% | 318 | 49.4% | 317 | 50.2% | 299 | 49.8% | 315 | 51.7% |
| White: | 262 | 42.9% | 273 | 44.1% | 278 | 43.4% | 277 | 43.0% | 282 | 44.6% | 278 | 46.3% | 274 | 45.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.1% | 18 | 2.9% | 22 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.7% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 356 | 58.3% | 331 | 53.5% | 385 | 60.2% | 385 | 59.8% | 360 | 57.0% | 354 | 59.0% | 360 | 59.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.7% | 48 | 7.8% | 74 | 11.6% | 64 | 9.9% | 55 | 8.7% | 53 | 8.8% | 54 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.39 | 11.64 | 13.26 | 12.86 | 11.70 | 10.70 | 11.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 15% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 18% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 19% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84% | 34% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 50% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 47% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 51% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 48% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 66% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89% | 63% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96% | 62% | 77% |
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* North Heights Jr. High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.