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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
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Florida public high schools
  • CTest 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.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools

Enrollment
1,960
High
DISTRICT 1,159 · STATE 1,035
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
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 947724%
Grade 1056029%
Grade 1148925%
Grade 1243422%
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%
White
68435%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
47924%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
58730%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
271%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
1739%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,02252%
Female
93848%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.2%16.0%
2023-2449.5%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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL

HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL this school1,96057.7%46.0%
LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKELAND
1,98556.8%48.0%
RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY
1,39457.7%34.0%
PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE
1,79358.9%46.7%
ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK
1,84460.8%58.6%
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN
2,64860.2%45.8%
Matched among Florida 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
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn 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
▼ 150
#15 of 16
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.2%#376 of 559
▼ 67
#13 of 16
no change
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
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.7%#129 of 630#2 of 16
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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,960
+61 (+3%) vs 2020
+48% since 2010-11, when it was 1,327
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,9608722.5:158% (1,130)
2023-242,0238523.8:159% (1,186)
2022-232,0079022.3:162% (1,241)
2020-211,8998622.1:163% (1,200)
2017-181,7779019.7:157% (1,013)
2015-161,8529220.1:162% (1,140)
2010-111,3277916.8:153% (702)
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%.

Among Florida public high schools, HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

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 1,899 (2020-21) to 1,960 (2024-25).

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Brevard County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
District
BREVARD
Address
2351 MALABAR RD NW, PALM BAY, FL 32907
Phone
(321) 722-4178
County
Brevard County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,960
Teachers (FTE)
87
Student–teacher ratio
22.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,130 (58%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
120015007530
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BREVARD
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Other Heritage High schools

14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Heritage High. HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 15.

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Frequently asked questions

About HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
How 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.
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