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Enrollment
869
Elementary
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CITY·NCES 010000801423
Heritage Elementary School
11775 County Line Rd, Madison, AL 35758 · (256) 772-2075 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL869 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
222 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 181 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (181).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
76.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School's state test result (81.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School this school | 869 | 25.5% | 81.6% |
| Columbia Elementary School Madison | 701 | 25.1% | 70.7% |
| Madison Elementary School Madison | 603 | 27.4% | 72.0% |
| Deer Valley Elementary School Hoover | 735 | 15.4% | 78.3% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School Madison | 965 | 24.6% | 72.2% |
| Trace Crossings Elementary School Hoover | 769 | 37.5% | 70.2% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Heritage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #23 of 626 | #2 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #17 of 626 | #1 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #32 of 626 | #2 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 869 | #40 of 709 | #6 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #339 of 655 | #22 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #64 of 658 | #9 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #659 of 696 | #44 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #288 of 364 | #25 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
869
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 869 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 26% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 25% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 46 | 19.0:1 | 22% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 9% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 44.2 | 20.6:1 | 24% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 41 | 20.3:1 | 26% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 23% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 11% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (912 to 869); teachers up 15% (44.2 to 51).
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Madison, Alabama. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 869 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Madison City runs 13 schools with a combined 13,046 students. Heritage Elementary School is one of them.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at Heritage Elementary School. The remaining students are 19% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Madison County is about 63% White. By the diversity index, Heritage Elementary School comes in at 66%.
Heritage Elementary School employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.0:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. Heritage Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. That is lower than the 41% average for public schools in Madison County.
The allk12 Grade for Heritage Elementary School is A. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Heritage Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 81.6% is 16.2 points above the 65.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Madison County (population about 405,718), median household income is about $86,499, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 89 public schools operate in Madison County, serving about 55,800 students.
Of nearby public schools, Liberty Middle School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Heritage Elementary School is ahead of the 64.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
The NCES locale for Heritage Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 869 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 842.
Discussions about Heritage Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison City
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,103 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
Other schools in Madison
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,103 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 48.
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENACRES, FL · 817 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 807 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolEDMOND, OK · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle School0.9 mi · 1,103
- James Clemens High School1.2 mi · 2,159
- Columbia Elementary School1.3 mi · 701
- Mill Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 965
- Madison City School PreK Center1.8 mi · 252
- MidTown Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,097
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 869 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Heritage Elementary School serve?
Heritage Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School.
How diverse is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Heritage Elementary School in?
Heritage Elementary School is part of Madison City.
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