Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school in Texas City, Texas · Texas City ISD · Grades K–4
Heights Elementary School serves 412 students in grades K–4 in Texas City (Galveston County). It is one of 13 schools in Texas City ISD. By enrollment it is the 3356th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–4 |
| District | Texas City ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484251004861 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas City ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 412 | 7,711 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.2% | 79.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Heights Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 6 elementary schools in Texas City ISD, Heights Elementary School is the smallest, with 5.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 483 students, so Heights Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 89 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 75, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 4 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (75 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas City ISD (47.8%). Black students are next, at 18.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.2% across Texas City ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Heights Elementary School has 33.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 412 students would have about 27.8 teachers, so Heights Elementary School has 5.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Kohfeldt Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 6 elementary schools within 5 miles and 18 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56.6% |
| Black | 18.2% |
| White | 18.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 75 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 N Logan St, Texas City, TX 77591
Phone: (409)916-0500
Website: tcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Heights Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohfeldt Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 0.8 mi | 429 | 14.6 | 88.3% |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr. Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 1.2 mi | 501 | 14 | 69.7% |
| Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 2.0 mi | 460 | 13.1 | 73.3% |
| Hayley Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 2.9 mi | 484 | 14.5 | 88% |
| Simms Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 3.6 mi | 482 | 15 | 88.2% |
| Ignite Community School - Mainland | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 4.4 mi | 327 | 14.9 | 86.5% |
| Odyssey Academy - Texas City | Odyssey Academy Inc | 6.0 mi | 558 | 18.8 | 76.2% |
| Hitchcock Primary School | Hitchcock ISD | 6.3 mi | 485 | 24.3 | 79.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Texas City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blocker Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 802 |
| Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start | Pre-K | Pre-K | 311 |
| Fry Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 769 |
| Giles Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 553 |
| Hayley Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 484 |
| Kohfeldt Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 429 |
| La Marque High School | High | 9–12 | 737 |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 501 |
| Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 460 |
| Simms Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 482 |
| Texas City High School | High | 9–12 | 1,689 |
| Woodrow Wilson DAEP | High | 5–12 | 75 |