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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Heritage Heights Academy administration to hear?
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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291006676
Heritage Heights Academy
20050 EAST SMOKY HILL ROAD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80015 · (720) 870-9541 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
205 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 72% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
73%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
47.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 50.9% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Heights Academy
Heritage Heights Academy's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Heights Academy this school | 539 | 38.0% | 46.2% |
| Aurora Quest K-8 AURORA | 575 | 42.8% | 88.7% |
| Aspen Crossing Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 569 | 35.1% | 41.4% |
| Mountain Vista Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 568 | 28.7% | 43.0% |
| Aurora Frontier K-8 AURORA | 761 | 61.0% | 50.2% |
| Dakota Valley Elementary School AURORA | 571 | 39.4% | 39.6% |
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 Heights Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #351 of 931 | #36 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #311 of 940 ▼ 82 | #37 of 96 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #403 of 946 ▼ 8 | #38 of 96 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #173 of 1,056 | #35 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #572 of 896 | #66 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #18 of 896 | #15 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #611 of 983 | #65 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +120.9% | #3 of 200 | #1 of 20 |
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
539
+182 (+51%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 539 | 33.2 | 16.3:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 38% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 25.8 | 17.7:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 15.9 | 15.4:1 | 13% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Heights Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 121% (244 to 539); teachers up 109% (15.9 to 33.2).
About Heritage Heights Academy
Heritage Heights Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary school in CENTENNIAL, Colorado. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 539 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 42% bigger than that.
In Cherry Creek School District, 70 schools enroll a combined 52,099 students.
Heritage Heights Academy has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Arapahoe County's population at about 59%. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. The average for public schools in Arapahoe County is 50%.
Heritage Heights Academy is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Heritage Heights Academy scores 46.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Arapahoe County show that the median household income is $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 176 public schools in Arapahoe County, enrolling about 115,502 students in all.
Falcon Creek Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Heritage Heights Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Heritage Heights Academy is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size. Charter status: Heritage Heights Academy is a public charter school.
The school counted 357 students in 2020-21 and 539 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Mountain Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Falcon Creek Middle School0.3 mi · 701
- Timberline Elementary School0.6 mi · 478
- Rolling Hills Elementary School0.6 mi · 499
- Peakview Elementary School1.0 mi · 447
- Outback Preschool1.1 mi · 81
- Thunder Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 1,106
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Heights AcademyHow many students attend Heritage Heights Academy?
Heritage Heights Academy enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-08.
Is Heritage Heights Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Heights Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Heights Academy?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Heritage Heights Academy.
How diverse is Heritage Heights Academy?
Heritage Heights Academy reports a student body of 40% White, 9% Hispanic, 27% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Heights Academy?
Heritage Heights Academy is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.