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North Heights Alter

Potter County · Region 16: Amarillo · 135 students

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Current score
82/1002025-26
Change
+10 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−0.3 ptsvs 82.3 average · 1,631 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
861 of 1,631tied with 70 others
B82

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 77 in 2021-22. The current score is level with the 82.3 average for 1,631 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Student Achievement above the similar-context average

89 +6.8 pts vs 82.2

  • 89 is 6.8 points above the 82.2 average among 1,580 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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North Heights Alter is rated B by TEA, scoring 82 out of 100 for 2025-26 — level with the 82.3 average for 1,631 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 861st of 1,631 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 70 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageNorth Heights Alter 7283939282 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 77 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8282.3 1,631 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9282.7 1,603 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9380.6 1,577 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8381.2 1,559 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7283.7 1,538 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement89 B+6.8 vs similar economic context · 1,580 reporting
  • School Progress81 B−0.7 vs similar economic context · 1,574 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps66 D−13.6 vs similar economic context · 1,562 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 76 · 1,546 reporting
  • Relative Performance81 B+1.8 vs similar economic context · 1,574 reporting
  • North Heights Alter
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,631 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement89B1
School Progress81B9
Closing the Gaps66D4
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance81B9

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 1 point below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (89), so School Progress (81) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 89.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level68%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,580 reporting
  • Meets grade level28%−26 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,580 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,580 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level38%−42 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,578 reporting
  • Meets grade level18%−41 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,578 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,578 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level55%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,571 reporting
  • Meets grade level0%−48 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,571 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,571 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 79.4% · 1,460 reporting
  • Meets grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 53.2% · 1,460 reporting
  • Masters grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 25.6% · 1,460 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level94%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 821 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 821 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 821 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,631 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
98.9%+20.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 26 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
97.5%+15.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 26 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
96.4%+10.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 26 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.8%−3.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 26 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
52.0%−36.5 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria52.0%88.5%−36.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 449 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course43.6%59.6%−16.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA2.0%30.2%−28.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)3.0%10.9%−7.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course2.0%34.2%−32.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification4.0%38.6%−34.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.4%−1.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.4%−4.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit1.0%4.6%−3.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness2.0%3.0%−1.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student5.9%7.4%−1.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces4.0%3.4%+0.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 451 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
195

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
35

17.9% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
147

75.4% of graduates

Not trackable
13

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
195
Selected comparison
216.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
35
Selected comparison
94

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
17.9%
Selected comparison
45.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

−28.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
75.4%
Selected comparison
49.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

+25.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
6.7%
Selected comparison
4.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 376 rated schools reporting

+2.3 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. AMARILLO COLLEGE (003540)33

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
135
Economically disadvantaged
48.1%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
13.0%+0.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
58.4%+39.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
88.4%−6.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
43.2%+29.2 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

North Heights Alter

African American: 14.3%Hispanic: 48.1%White: 29.9%American Indian: 1.3%Asian: 2.6%Pacific Islander: 1.3%Two or More Races: 2.6%
  • African American 14.3%
  • Hispanic 48.1%
  • White 29.9%
  • American Indian 1.3%
  • Asian 2.6%
  • Pacific Islander 1.3%
  • Two or More Races 2.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,631 reporting for every category shown · 1,631 in full cohort

African American: 9.3%Hispanic: 39.8%White: 43%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 9.3%
  • Hispanic 39.8%
  • White 43%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
77
Economically disadvantaged students
37
Emergent bilingual students
10
Special education students
45

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
95
Students in TEA mobility denominator
124
TEA-published mobility rate
76.6%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 135 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 2 (1.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
135

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−2

Decrease · −1.5%

Change since 2023–24
+15

Increase · +12.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
135
Selected comparison
656

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,594 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for North Heights Alter
School yearStudents enrolledNorth Heights AlterChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 Not reported Not available —
2022–23 Not reported Not available —
2023–24 120 No adjacent prior year 660.3
2024–25 137 Increase of 17 (14.2%) 657.6
2025–26 135 Decrease of 2 (1.5%) 656

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
123

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for North Heights Alter
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 252 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 232 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 212 12 5.7% 28 13.21 12.2% 27.4
2023–24 197 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 123 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for North Heights Alter in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$52k$97k20182020202220242025
  • North Heights Alter
  • Parent district: Amarillo ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$92,095
Selected comparison
$12,052

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,601 rated schools reporting

+$80,043 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $92,095 per student for this campus, $14,058 per student for its parent district, Amarillo ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearNorth Heights AlterParent district: Amarillo ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$36,074$10,152$13,054$7,838 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,480 rated schools reporting
2019$45,229$10,834$13,108$8,027 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,499 rated schools reporting
2020$72,474$11,942$14,058$8,524 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,511 rated schools reporting
2021$48,612$13,611$14,797$8,916 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,530 rated schools reporting
2022$60,635$13,291$15,708$10,214 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,540 rated schools reporting
2023$79,589$13,092$16,792$10,657 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,558 rated schools reporting
2024$71,740$13,483$18,125$11,616 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,575 rated schools reporting
2025$92,095$14,058$18,972$12,052 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,601 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$66,699−$290 vs similar economic context
Teachers
38−5.1 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
2−18.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

North Heights Alter

Beginning: 2.6%1 to 5 years: 26.5%6 to 10 years: 16.1%11 to 20 years: 22.2%21 to 30 years: 27.5%Over 30 years: 5.3%
  • Beginning 2.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 16.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 22.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 27.5%
  • Over 30 years 5.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,631 reporting for every category shown · 1,631 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.6%1 to 5 years: 24.1%6 to 10 years: 19.4%11 to 20 years: 29.7%21 to 30 years: 16.7%Over 30 years: 4.2%
  • Beginning 5.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 29.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.7%
  • Over 30 years 4.2%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for North Heights Alter in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classNorth Heights Alter · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary math116.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 1 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 160 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

1 measure

  • 1of 207

    Per-student spending

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 207 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

6 measures

  • 5of 53

    Four-Year Completion Rate

    Similar size (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 53 that report this measure

  • 5of 20

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Potter County · of the 20 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 8of 26

    Five-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 26 that report this measure

  • 9of 26

    Dropout Rate (lowest is best)

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 26 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 65

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Region 16: Amarillo · of the 65 that report this measure

  • 10of 26

    Six-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 26 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 188901138.