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Enrollment
1,748
High
DISTRICT 1,561 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080531000881
Heritage High School
1401 WEST GEDDES AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80120 · (303) 347-7600 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,748 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
350 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 50%
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 | 394 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 430 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 451 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 473 | 27% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 High School
Heritage High School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage High School this school | 1,748 | 20.0% | 51.0% |
| Chatfield High School LITTLETON | 1,808 | 18.3% | 39.0% |
| Timnath Middle-High School TIMNATH | 1,456 | 19.4% | 46.3% |
| Arapahoe High School CENTENNIAL | 1,748 | 16.8% | 60.3% |
| Golden High School GOLDEN | 1,469 | 22.1% | 40.9% |
| Castle View High School CASTLE ROCK | 1,938 | 17.8% | 32.6% |
Matched among Colorado 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #23 of 231 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,748 | #39 of 409 | #11 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #229 of 250 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #210 of 250 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #287 of 320 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #92 of 108 | #9 of 10 |
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
1,748
+29 (+2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,629
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 1,748 | 78.2 | 22.4:1 | 20% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 1,746 | 79.9 | 21.9:1 | 17% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 1,754 | 84.9 | 20.6:1 | 10% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 1,719 | 82 | 21.0:1 | 13% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 1,711 | 79.1 | 21.6:1 | 12% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 1,729 | 82 | 21.1:1 | 11% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 1,752 | 77 | 22.8:1 | 11% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 1,876 | 91 | 20.6:1 | 3% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 1,629 | 86 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,711 to 1,748); teachers down 1% (79.1 to 78.2).
About Heritage High School
Heritage High School operates as a large high school in LITTLETON, Colorado. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,748 students. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Littleton Public Schools is responsible for 20 schools, Heritage High School included, with 13,109 students in all.
At Heritage High School, 79% of students are White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Arapahoe County is roughly 59% White. The diversity index for Heritage High School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Heritage High School comes to 78.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.4:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 5.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Heritage High School counts 20% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.6%. Heritage High School scores 51.0%.
Looking at the county, Arapahoe County, the median household earns about $101,087 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Heritage High School, Arapahoe County has 176 public schools.
Runyon Elementary School is the nearest public school to Heritage High School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Heritage High School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Heritage High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,719 in 2020-21 to 1,748 in 2024-25, a change of 29 students. The school's ratio increased from 21.0:1 to 22.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Heritage High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Littleton Public Schools
- Arapahoe High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Euclid Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other schools in LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Rocky Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- Summit Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Other Heritage High schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Heritage High. Heritage High School is the 7th largest of the 15.
- Heritage HighBrentwood, CA · 2,566 students
- Heritage HighMenifee, CA · 2,330 students
- Heritage High SchoolFRISCO, TX · 1,996 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 1,960 students
- Heritage High SchoolConyers, GA · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Runyon Elementary School0.3 mi · 423
- Euclid Middle School0.9 mi · 631
- Littleton Academy1.0 mi · 455
- Hopkins Elementary School1.2 mi · 372
- The Village ECE1.5 mi · 336
- John Wesley Powell Middle School1.7 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage High SchoolHow large is Heritage High School?
Heritage High School enrolls approximately 1,748 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Heritage High School serve?
Heritage High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Heritage High School?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Heritage High School.
How diverse is Heritage High School?
Heritage High School reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage High School?
Heritage High School is overseen by Littleton Public Schools in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.