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What's one thing Heritage Academy Gateway gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,556
Combined
STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERITAGE ACADEMY GATEWAY INC. (92519)·NCES 040091103440
Heritage Academy Gateway
19630 E.Germann Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85242 · (480) 461-4400 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,556 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Arizona public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
64 FTE teachers
STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 158 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (122).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · 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
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +2.0pp since 2017
Math
67.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +6.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 6 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 55.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,556
+878 (+129%) vs 2020
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 | 1,556 | 64 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,510 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,370 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 678 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 474 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 345 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Academy Gateway.
About Heritage Academy Gateway
Heritage Academy Gateway is a combined-grade school in Queen Creek, Arizona, reachable at (480) 461-4400. School enrollment was 1,556 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 12. For comparison, combined schools in Arizona average about 550 students.
The local education agency for Heritage Academy Gateway is Heritage Academy Gateway Inc. (92519).
Heritage Academy Gateway enrolls a student body that is 83% White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 59% White among all Maricopa County residents. By the diversity index, Heritage Academy Gateway comes in at 30%.
The school employs the equivalent of 64 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 24.3:1. Among combined schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 21.4:1.
The allk12 Grade for Heritage Academy Gateway is A+. Compared with Arizona public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Maricopa County number 1,352 and enroll about 725,139.
The shortest distance from Heritage Academy Gateway to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal records list enrollment at Heritage Academy Gateway as 678 in 2020-21 and 1,556 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Queen Creek
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12Combined · 2,356 students
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Queen Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eduprize SchoolElementary · 1,733 students
- Benjamin Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
Nearby schools
- American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies0.6 mi · 628
- Benjamin Franklin High School1.1 mi · 1,324
- Cortina Elementary1.2 mi · 629
- Queen Creek Junior High School1.8 mi · 657
- Sossaman Middle School1.9 mi · 1,094
- Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center1.9 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Academy GatewayWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Academy Gateway?
Heritage Academy Gateway enrolls approximately 1,556 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Heritage Academy Gateway serve?
Heritage Academy Gateway serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Academy Gateway?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage Academy Gateway is approximately 24.3:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Heritage Academy Gateway?
Student demographics at Heritage Academy Gateway are roughly 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Heritage Academy Gateway in?
Heritage Academy Gateway is part of Heritage Academy Gateway Inc. (92519).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.