Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001740
Heritage Elementary School
3350 SUMMIT VIEW PARKWAY, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6725 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
38 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 14% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
81.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
71.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.1% | 71.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 70.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #23 of 931 | #3 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #44 of 940 | #10 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #20 of 946 | #4 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #487 of 1,056 | #44 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #291 of 896 | #11 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #422 of 896 | #25 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #951 of 983 | #46 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #89 of 664 | #6 of 45 |
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
377
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25.3 | 14.9:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 21.9 | 17.0:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 28.8 | 19.3:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 4% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 377 students.
Heritage Elementary School is among 89 schools run by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which serves 61,550 students.
White students are the majority at Heritage Elementary School, with 67% of enrollment. It is also 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Douglas County's residents are about 80% White, 13 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Heritage Elementary School's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 10%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Heritage Elementary School beats its 60.6% prediction with 76.4%, a top-10% result in Colorado.
County data help place the school in context: in Douglas County, the median household income is $149,594, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Douglas County has 92 public schools and roughly 63,841 students.
The closest public school, Summit View Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from Heritage Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Heritage Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Heritage Elementary School's enrollment declined 3%, to 377. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.0 to 14.5 over 4 years.
The Heritage Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Nearby schools
- Summit View Elementary School0.6 mi · 350
- Copper Mesa Elementary School0.8 mi · 306
- Arrowwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 390
- Mountain Ridge Middle School0.9 mi · 752
- Mountain Vista High School1.0 mi · 2,169
- Highlands Ranch High School1.4 mi · 1,323
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Heritage Elementary School serve?
Heritage Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary School public or private?
Heritage Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.