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What's one thing AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
560
Combined
STATE 488
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC.·NCES 160016201044
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL
1736 SOUTH 35TH WEST, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402 · (208) 529-6570 · Bonneville County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Idaho public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Idaho public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 31.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
185 students
STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 24 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 15 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
56.8%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
560
+114 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 560 | 28.5 | 19.6:1 | 33% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 26.8 | 20.0:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 24.8 | 19.7:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 16.8 | 20.3:1 | 24% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 13 | 19.9:1 | 29% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (342 to 560); teachers up 69% (16.8 to 28.5).
About AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL
The public combined-grade school AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is located in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. School enrollment was 560 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 12.
The school's district is AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC..
White students make up 92% of enrollment at AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1 at AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL, with 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, combined schools in Idaho have 31.4:1, compared with 19.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Idaho public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is located in Bonneville County, where the median household income is $79,068, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 57 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area. AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment grew 26%, to 560.
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Bonneville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 483
- FOX HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 458
- EAGLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 704
- ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 516
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,336
- TEMPLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL?
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-12.
Is AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL?
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL?
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC. in Bonneville County.
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