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Enrollment
1,960
High
DISTRICT 1,159 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015007530
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
2351 MALABAR RD NW, PALM BAY, FL 32907 · (321) 722-4178 · Brevard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,960 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,130 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 477 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 560 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 489 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 434 | 22% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
49.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 down about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 26.0% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #389 of 555 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #528 of 549 | #15 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #376 of 559 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,960 | #175 of 830 | #4 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #313 of 575 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #13 of 594 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #137 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,960
+183 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 19.7:1
% White
35%
was 41%
% Hispanic
24%
was 21%
% Black
30%
was 29%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,960 | 87 | 22.5:1 | 58% (1,130) |
| 2023-24 | 2,023 | 85 | 23.8:1 | 59% (1,186) |
| 2022-23 | 2,007 | 90 | 22.3:1 | 62% (1,241) |
| 2017-18 | 1,777 | 90 | 19.7:1 | 57% (1,013) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
About HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
PALM BAY, Florida, is home to HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,960 students. That puts enrollment 89% bigger than the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
The BREVARD system has 109 schools and 73,587 students.
At HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up the biggest share, 35%. The remaining students are 30% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Brevard County, the White share is about 73%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL totals 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. The average for high schools in Florida, 23.5:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is about 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brevard County is 42%.
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.0%) and its predicted rate (52.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Brevard County show that the median household earns about $78,476 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Brevard County, 113 public schools serve about 73,587 students.
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. On average proficiency, HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 1,777 (2017-18) to 1,960 (2024-25). White enrollment as a share of the school decreased from 41% to 35%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 19.7:1 to 22.5:1.
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Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
- VIERA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,532 students
Other schools in PALM BAY
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,065 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 997 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 907 students
Nearby schools
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 679
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 856
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY4.2 mi · 1,065
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT WEST MELBOURNE4.2 mi · 832
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 687
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL5.1 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,960 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 22.5:1 (87 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 24% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL in?
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is part of BREVARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.