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HERITAGE PRIMARY
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 152 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 167 | 34% |
| Grade 2 | 177 | 36% |
Where HERITAGE PRIMARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #168 of 1,294 | #24 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #252 of 950 | #14 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #289 of 953 | #16 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #900 of 1,165 | #11 of 55 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 496 | 42.5 | 11.7:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 42.2 | 11.6:1 | 27% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 43 | 11.0:1 | 28% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 36.1 | 15.2:1 | 28% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 22% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 34 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (548 to 496); teachers up 18% (36.1 to 42.5).
About HERITAGE PRIMARY
Families in WENTZVILLE, Missouri, are served by HERITAGE PRIMARY, a high-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 2, with 496 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
Within WENTZVILLE R-IV, HERITAGE PRIMARY is one of 22 schools. The district enrolls 18,469 students.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at HERITAGE PRIMARY combined. The school is also 17% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. HERITAGE PRIMARY has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
HERITAGE PRIMARY operates with 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.6:1. That ratio is under the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. HERITAGE PRIMARY reports 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 19% average for public schools in St. Charles County is 14 points lower.
Among St. Charles County residents, median household income is about $104,692, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 93 public schools in St. Charles County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,314.
The nearest other public school, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
HERITAGE PRIMARY falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
HERITAGE PRIMARY had 548 students in 2017-18 and 496 in 2023-24, a 9% decrease. The percentage of White students fell from 80% to 65% between 2017-18 and 2023-24. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.2:1 in 2017-18, and 11.7:1 in 2023-24.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Charles County at a glance
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