Heritage Heights Academy

Set in CENTENNIAL, Colorado, Heritage Heights Academy is a mid-sized primary school, operated by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. It hosts 539 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Across the 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah (52,099 students total), Heritage Heights Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Heritage Heights Academy lists that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 27% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Heritage Heights Academy has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 38% of students at Heritage Heights Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Heritage Heights Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 46.2%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) reports that median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Heritage Heights Academy is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: Falcon Creek Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Heritage Heights Academy at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Heritage Heights Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heritage Heights Academy has expanded 121%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 539 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 5% to 27% over that span.

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