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What's the one class at Heritage Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULARE CITY·NCES 063987007469
Heritage Elementary
895 West Gail Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 · (559) 685-7360 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
510 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 15% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.9pp since 2014
Math
22.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 23.3% | 30.5% | 36.6% |
| Math | 9.5% | 13.3% | 31.2% | 46.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 19.5% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 13.3% |
| 2020-21 | 21.5% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.8% | 23.2% |
| 2017-18 | 23.6% | 16.4% |
| 2016-17 | 24.4% | 15.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California 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 California'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 →
Where Heritage Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #3,930 of 5,151 | #73 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #4,007 of 5,172 | #75 of 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #3,679 of 5,172 | #68 of 102 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #762 of 5,116 | #33 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #1,434 of 5,915 | #26 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,365 of 5,352 | #90 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #4,076 of 5,354 | #46 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #1,618 of 5,625 | #53 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #958 of 1,139 | #14 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | 85% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 81% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 26 | 23.4:1 | 83% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 85% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 25 | 23.4:1 | 90% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 88% (536) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | N/A | N/A | 88% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 85% (526) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary.
About Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Tulare, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 597 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Heritage Elementary reports to Tulare City, which has 18 schools and 9,289 students.
Heritage Elementary enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% White, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. In Tulare County overall, about 67% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Heritage Elementary comes in at 27%.
Heritage Elementary employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Heritage Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%.
Heritage Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.4% is 3.1 points below the 29.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Tulare County residents, median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Heritage Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County, which together enroll about 101,494 students.
The shortest distance from Heritage Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Los Tules Middle. The five-mile area around Heritage Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Heritage Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 610 in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 23.5:1 to 24.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tulare City
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
- Garden ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Mission Valley ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Alpine VistaElementary · 659 students
- Alpine Vista MiddleMiddle · 617 students
Other schools in Tulare
- Tulare Western HighHigh · 1,927 students
- Mission Oak HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Tulare Union HighHigh · 1,616 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 861 students
- Sundale ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Mulcahy MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Los Tules Middle0.1 mi · 569
- Tulare Western High0.9 mi · 1,927
- Tulare City Community Day1.0 mi · 4
- Tulare Support1.0 mi · 19
- Pleasant Elementary1.0 mi · 668
- Maple Elementary1.1 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage ElementaryHow many students attend Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary enrolls approximately 597 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Heritage Elementary serve?
Heritage Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary?
Approximately 24.9:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Heritage Elementary?
Student demographics at Heritage Elementary are roughly 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary is overseen by Tulare City in Tulare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.