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Enrollment
817
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150004411
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5100 MELALEUCA LN, GREENACRES, FL 33463 · (561) 804-3200 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
525 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 45.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 (49.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 817 | 64.3% | 49.4% |
| CAMPBELL DRIVE K-8 CENTER HOMESTEAD | 844 | 66.1% | 47.1% |
| CHOLEE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENACRES | 976 | 64.7% | 36.6% |
| MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 731 | 67.3% | 36.6% |
| NORTH GRADE K-8 LAKE WORTH | 769 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| AVOCADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 669 | 63.2% | 66.5% |
Matched among Florida 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 Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,365 of 2,136 | #79 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,459 of 2,149 ▲ 144 | #81 of 129 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,798 of 2,149 ▼ 113 | #95 of 129 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #428 of 2,267 | #42 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #497 of 2,077 | #42 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #1,632 of 2,108 | #100 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #724 of 2,188 | #49 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #394 of 621 | #34 of 47 |
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
817
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 1,016
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 817 | 56.4 | 14.5:1 | 64% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 59.5 | 13.4:1 | 70% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 75% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 91% (706) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 91% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 892 | 70 | 12.7:1 | 92% (819) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 66 | 14.1:1 | 83% (773) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 52 | 19.5:1 | 68% (692) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A medium-sized elementary school in GREENACRES, Florida, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH. The school counts 817 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to PALM BEACH, a district of 233 schools and 191,505 students.
Hispanic students account for 75% of enrollment at HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining students are 15% Black, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Palm Beach County is about 24% Hispanic. By the diversity index, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 41%.
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 64%. That is higher than the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 49.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.4%.
Across Palm Beach County, median household income is about $83,581, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 245 public schools in Palm Beach County.
Nearest public school: TRADEWINDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
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.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 817 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 778.
The HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in GREENACRES
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,401 students
- L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,275 students
- CHOLEE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 976 students
- LIBERTY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 914 students
- TRADEWINDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 48.
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 482 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 807 students
Nearby schools
- TRADEWINDS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 816
- DIAMOND VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 800
- L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,275
- GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 773
- INDIAN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 566
- MONTESSORI ACADEMYOF EARLY ENRICHMENT INC1.5 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 817 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 75% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.