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What's something Heritage Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015014003
Heritage Elementary
15400 Lansdowne Rd., Tustin, CA 92782 · (714) 430-2066 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
184 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
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 | 130 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
75.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.3pp since 2016
Math
68.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.4pp since 2016
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 10 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.5% | 27.8% | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| Math | 46.8% | 21.8% | 21.0% | 10.3% |
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 | 75.3% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 60.1% |
| 2021-22 | 68.7% | 60.1% |
| 2018-19 | 73.8% | 63.5% |
| 2017-18 | 66.9% | 60.5% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 56.3% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary this school | 567 | 32.5% | 69.7% |
| Theodore Judah Elementary Folsom | 600 | 32.3% | 69.2% |
| Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary Fountain Valley | 526 | 29.3% | 83.3% |
| Cox (James H.) Elementary Fountain Valley | 607 | 35.7% | 68.2% |
| Proctor Elementary Castro Valley | 613 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
| Chabot Elementary Castro Valley | 496 | 28.2% | 71.6% |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #666 of 5,151 | #105 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #661 of 5,172 ▲ 143 | #101 of 382 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #483 of 5,172 ▲ 270 | #78 of 382 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #1,001 of 5,116 | #53 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,686 of 5,915 | #123 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.0:1 | #5,121 of 5,352 | #348 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #720 of 5,354 | #60 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #4,663 of 5,625 | #292 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #187 of 1,139 | #15 of 55 |
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
567
+56 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
was 28.4:1
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 | 567 | 21 | 27.0:1 | 32% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 20 | 26.4:1 | 28% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 17% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 18 | 28.4:1 | 24% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 15.5 | 29.6:1 | 28% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (458 to 567); teachers up 35% (15.5 to 21).
About Heritage Elementary
Tustin, California, is home to Heritage Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 567 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Tustin Unified, which runs Heritage Elementary, has 28 schools and 21,220 students.
Heritage Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 46%. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 20% White, and 12% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Orange County residents are Asian. By the diversity index, Heritage Elementary comes in at 69%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 27.0:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Heritage Elementary is 32%. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Heritage Elementary is 9.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 69.7%. Predicted: 60.5%.
In the county around the school, Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Sycamore Magnet Academy is the public school closest to Heritage Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Heritage Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Heritage Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 567 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 511. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 28.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 27.0:1.
The Heritage Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tustin Unified
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · 2,776 students
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- Orchard HillsElementary · 1,373 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
Other schools in Tustin
- Tustin HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Legacy Magnet AcademyHigh · 964 students
- Columbus Tustin MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- C. E. Utt MiddleMiddle · 554 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary is the 17th largest of the 48.
- Heritage ElementaryChula Vista, CA · 732 students
- Heritage ElementaryTulare, CA · 597 students
- Heritage ElementaryLodi, CA · 432 students
- Heritage ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 376 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Magnet Academy0.6 mi · 1,085
- Legacy Magnet Academy0.8 mi · 964
- W. R. Nelson Elementary1.0 mi · 460
- Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary1.0 mi · 426
- Century High1.4 mi · 1,519
- Tustin High1.4 mi · 1,627
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage ElementaryHow many students attend Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Heritage Elementary serve?
Heritage Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Heritage Elementary have?
Heritage Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Heritage Elementary?
Student demographics at Heritage Elementary are roughly 20% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 46% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary is overseen by Tustin Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.