Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291000193
Heritage Elementary School
6867 EAST HERITAGE PLACE SOUTH, CENTENNIAL, CO 80111 · (720) 554-3500 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
71 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 57.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 School
Heritage Elementary School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School this school | 302 | 23.5% | 61.1% |
| Traut Core Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 484 | 17.4% | 78.0% |
| Blue Heron Elementary School LITTLETON | 325 | 30.8% | 40.5% |
| Acres Green Elementary School LITTLETON | 341 | 36.7% | 40.0% |
| Cottonwood Creek Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 533 | 10.1% | 72.8% |
| Walnut Hills Community Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 342 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
Matched among Colorado 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #147 of 931 | #16 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #47 of 940 ▲ 100 | #8 of 96 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #170 of 946 ▼ 45 | #17 of 96 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #708 of 1,056 | #89 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #136 of 896 | #11 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #232 of 896 | #59 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #779 of 983 | #80 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #151 of 664 | #12 of 70 |
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
302
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 302 | 22.9 | 13.2:1 | 24% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 22.5 | 14.5:1 | 24% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 22.9 | 11.7:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 13% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 21.2 | 19.6:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 15 | 24.0:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 4% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (417 to 302); teachers up 8% (21.2 to 22.9).
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is a small elementary school in CENTENNIAL, Colorado, under Cherry Creek School District. It enrolls 302 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 20% below the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado.
A total of 70 schools make up Cherry Creek School District, with 52,099 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Heritage Elementary School are White (60%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That is in line with Arapahoe County, where about 59% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heritage Elementary School scores 59%.
The school has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Heritage Elementary School, 24% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Heritage Elementary School is +8.6 points: 61.1% actual, 52.5% predicted.
In Arapahoe County, median household income comes to about $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 176, with about 115,502 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Walnut Hills Community Elementary School, is the closest to Heritage Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Heritage Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 61.1% is below the 66.8% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Heritage Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 303 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 302. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.2:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
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Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
Other schools in CENTENNIAL
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Arapahoe High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Aspen Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
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Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary School is the 46th largest of the 48.
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS RANCH, CO · 377 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolPUEBLO, CO · 250 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Hills Community Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Homestead Elementary School1.0 mi · 334
- Lois Lenski Elementary School1.1 mi · 509
- Dry Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 269
- Greenwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 355
- Ford Elementary1.6 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heritage Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School.
How diverse is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary School public or private?
Heritage Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Creek School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.