Heritage High

Heritage High, a heavily attended 9-12 campus in Brentwood, California, part of Liberty Union High, instructs 2,566 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 206% bigger than typical.

Within Liberty Union High, which oversees 5 schools and 8,203 students, Heritage High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Heritage High reports that the most-represented group is White (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Heritage High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Heritage High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Contra Costa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Heritage High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Adams (J. Douglas) Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Heritage High's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 2,573 (now 2,566). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 today.

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