University Hgts. Elementary School
300 Bowling Ln
Jonesboro AR, 72401, Craighead County
Phone: 870-910-7823
Ranking: 
(70 out of 800, top 9%)*
(70 out of 800, top 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Nettleton 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: | 31 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 390 | 420 | 435 | 441 | 449 | 387 | 308 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 144 | 36.9% | 148 | 35.2% | 149 | 34.3% | 170 | 38.5% | 173 | 38.5% | 89 | 23.0% | 84 | 27.3% |
| Grade 1: | 127 | 32.6% | 140 | 33.3% | 145 | 33.3% | 145 | 32.9% | 141 | 31.4% | 74 | 19.1% | 81 | 26.3% |
| Grade 2: | 119 | 30.5% | 132 | 31.4% | 141 | 32.4% | 126 | 28.6% | 135 | 30.1% | 84 | 21.7% | 78 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 53.8% | 232 | 55.2% | 232 | 53.3% | 228 | 51.7% | 224 | 49.9% | 191 | 49.4% | 152 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 180 | 46.2% | 188 | 44.8% | 203 | 46.7% | 213 | 48.3% | 225 | 50.1% | 188 | 48.6% | 152 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 14 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 11.5% | 43 | 10.2% | 53 | 12.2% | 36 | 8.2% | 36 | 8.0% | 13 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 137 | 35.1% | 145 | 34.5% | 123 | 28.3% | 138 | 31.3% | 122 | 27.2% | 81 | 20.9% | 51 | 16.6% |
| White: | 188 | 48.2% | 221 | 52.6% | 247 | 56.8% | 247 | 56.0% | 275 | 61.2% | 286 | 73.9% | 244 | 79.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 4.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 259 | 66.4% | 282 | 67.1% | 259 | 59.5% | 244 | 55.3% | 264 | 58.8% | 146 | 37.7% | 107 | 34.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.0% | 27 | 6.4% | 33 | 7.6% | 45 | 10.2% | 36 | 8.0% | 51 | 13.2% | 24 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 13.16 | 11.98 | 13.63 | 13.61 | 14.90 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 66% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 82% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* University Hgts. Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.