Heritage Elementary

As a moderately sized primary school in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Heritage Elementary instructs 634 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Wake County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 36% above typical.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Heritage Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Heritage Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder breaks down as 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Wake County's rate of about 42%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Heritage Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.5%, the actual is 72.3%, a residual of +2.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household earnings sit near $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Heritage Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Heritage Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Heritage Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 59.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Heritage Elementary's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 828 (now 634). The White share of enrollment declined from 69% to 56% over that span.

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