HERITAGE ELEMENTARY

Located at 612 Blumhoff Avenue, in WENTZVILLE, Missouri, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school that educates 1,039 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by WENTZVILLE R-IV. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 230% above typical.

Within WENTZVILLE R-IV, which oversees 22 schools and 18,469 students, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 16% Black, 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above St. Charles County's rate of about 19%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 50.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) records that median household earnings sit near $104,692, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Charles County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HERITAGE PRIMARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HERITAGE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. HERITAGE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 38% since 2018, when it stood at 755 (now 1,039). Over the same period, the White share declined from 78% to 63%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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