North Heights Alternative
Public high school in Amarillo, Texas · Amarillo ISD · Grades 10–12
North Heights Alternative serves 137 students in grades 10–12 in Amarillo (Potter County). It is one of 55 schools in Amarillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1498th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Amarillo ISD |
| County | Potter County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480813000167 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Amarillo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 137 | 29,321 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.8 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.8% | 70.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
North Heights Alternative in context
Size
North Heights Alternative is the 5th largest of Amarillo ISD's 6 high schools; its 137 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 1,175 students, so North Heights Alternative is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 131 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 1, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13,000% more students than grade 10 (131 against 1). 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 54.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Amarillo ISD (47.9%). White students are next, at 26.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.5% across Amarillo ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
North Heights Alternative has 36.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 3.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 137 students would have about 9.8 teachers, so North Heights Alternative has 26.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Palo Duro High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 6 high schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 54.7% |
| White | 26.3% |
| Black | 14.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 131 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
607 N Hughes, Amarillo, TX 79107
Phone: (806)326-2850
Website: nhamaisd.sharpschool.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Heights Alternative. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Duro High School | Amarillo ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,949 | 14.6 | 87.1% |
| Amtech Career Academy | Amarillo ISD | 2.3 mi | 22 | 4.7 | 13.6% |
| Tascosa High School | Amarillo ISD | 2.7 mi | 2,176 | 15.4 | 53.2% |
| Premier H S of Amarillo | Premier High Schools | 3.4 mi | 250 | 17.9 | 59.2% |
| Caprock High School | Amarillo ISD | 3.8 mi | 2,058 | 14.7 | 74.5% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 5.0 mi | 133 | 19 | 60.2% |
| Amarillo High School | Amarillo ISD | 5.0 mi | 2,161 | 15.9 | 31.4% |
| River Road High School | River Road ISD | 6.0 mi | 400 | 11.2 | 54.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.