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Heritage Academy
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 15% |
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 72.0% | 54.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 76.0% | 51.0% |
Where Heritage Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #50 of 268 ▲ 5 | #40 of 144 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #21 of 267 ▲ 4 | #16 of 143 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #80 of 220 | #42 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #154 of 510 | #99 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #115 of 279 | #60 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #204 of 284 | #121 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #61 of 128 | #34 of 68 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 778 | 41 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 787 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 782 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 776 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 707 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Heritage Academy
Heritage Academy is a mid-sized high school in Arizona, with an address in MESA. There are 778 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 23% above the 631-student average for high schools in Arizona.
The district, Heritage Academy Inc. (4336), operates 3 schools serving 1,785 students.
More than half of the students at Heritage Academy are White (71%). Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Maricopa County overall, about 59% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
There are about 19.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Heritage Academy, which has 41. By comparison, the average for high schools in Arizona is 20.2:1.
For Maricopa County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Heritage Academy among them.
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus is about 0.3 miles from Heritage Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Heritage Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Heritage Academy is a public charter school.
Federal data show 776 students in 2020-21 and 778 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Heritage Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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