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Enrollment
2,330
High
DISTRICT 1,357 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRIS UNION HIGH·NCES 063021011848
Heritage High
26001 Briggs Rd., Menifee, CA 92585 · (951) 940-5447 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,330 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 California public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
1,884 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 605 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 574 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 558 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 593 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
42.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.3pp since 2014
Math
10.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 28.2% | 24.8% | 32.4% |
| Math | 2.3% | 8.7% | 20.1% | 69.0% |
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 | 42.8% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 10.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 12.7% |
| 2021-22 | 52.3% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.1% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.5% | 16.5% |
| 2017-18 | 40.6% | 9.6% |
| 2016-17 | 55.7% | 16.4% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 High
Heritage High's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage High this school | 2,330 | 80.9% | 28.3% |
| Options for Youth-Acton Fontana | 2,171 | 82.8% | N/A |
| San Pedro Senior High San Pedro | 2,398 | 77.1% | 44.3% |
| Merced High Merced | 1,943 | 79.4% | 27.6% |
| Arlington High Riverside | 1,920 | 80.9% | 35.9% |
| Assurance Learning Academy Lancaster | 3,014 | 84.3% | N/A |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #849 of 1,052 | #48 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #946 of 1,056 ▼ 37 | #51 of 60 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #849 of 1,056 ▼ 179 | #50 of 60 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #115 of 1,044 | #7 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,330 | #153 of 2,093 | #20 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,100 of 1,352 | #53 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #751 of 1,351 | #29 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #592 of 1,575 | #54 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #225 of 802 | #12 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,330
-581 (-20%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 2,720
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 2,330 | 97.5 | 23.9:1 | 81% (1,884) |
| 2023-24 | 2,326 | 102.4 | 22.7:1 | 78% (1,812) |
| 2022-23 | 2,428 | 106.9 | 22.7:1 | 75% (1,823) |
| 2020-21 | 2,911 | 117 | 24.9:1 | 69% (2,014) |
| 2017-18 | 2,831 | 108.2 | 26.2:1 | 73% (2,062) |
| 2015-16 | 2,735 | 103 | 26.6:1 | 70% (1,910) |
| 2010-11 | 2,720 | N/A | N/A | 56% (1,518) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,831 to 2,330); teachers down 10% (108.2 to 97.5).
About Heritage High
Heritage High is the name of a large high school in Menifee, California. Enrollment is 2,330 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 178% larger than average.
Heritage High belongs to Perris Union High, a district of 9 schools and 11,810 students.
At Heritage High, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. It is also 11% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. Heritage High's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Heritage High employs 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Heritage High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 81%.
allk12 grades Heritage High a D. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.2% for Heritage High. The school posts 28.3%, 3.9 points below the prediction.
Census estimates describe Riverside County this way: the median household income is $93,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Heritage High, Riverside County has 542 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Hillside Innovation Academy, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 28.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Heritage High is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Heritage High's enrollment declined 20%, to 2,330.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perris Union High
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,537 students
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Perris HighHigh · 2,096 students
- California Military InstituteHigh · 1,031 students
- Pinacate MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- Perris Lake High (Continuation)High · 228 students
Other schools in Menifee
- Paloma Valley HighHigh · 2,487 students
- Santa Rosa AcademyCombined · 1,736 students
- Ethan A Chase MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
- Bell Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,066 students
- Kathryn Newport MiddleMiddle · 965 students
- Menifee Valley MiddleMiddle · 941 students
Other Heritage High schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Heritage High. Heritage High is the 2nd largest of the 15.
- Heritage HighBrentwood, CA · 2,566 students
- Heritage High SchoolFRISCO, TX · 1,996 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 1,960 students
- Heritage High SchoolConyers, GA · 1,788 students
- Heritage HighWake Forest, NC · 1,778 students
Nearby schools
- Hillside Innovation Academy0.6 mi · 155
- Harvest Valley Elementary0.6 mi · 840
- Mesa View Elementary1.3 mi · 911
- Boulder Ridge Elementary1.8 mi · 938
- Romoland Elementary1.9 mi · 502
- Ethan A Chase Middle2.0 mi · 1,447
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage HighWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage High?
Heritage High enrolls approximately 2,330 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Heritage High serve?
Heritage High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Heritage High?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Heritage High.
How diverse is Heritage High?
Heritage High reports a student body of 11% White, 72% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage High?
Heritage High is overseen by Perris Union High in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.