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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002038
Heritage Elementary
3500 Rogers Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 562-6000 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- ·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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
193 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
66.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Heritage Elementary's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary this school | 634 | 30.4% | 72.3% |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 667 | 35.8% | 66.8% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Raleigh | 553 | 33.1% | 64.5% |
| Bain Elementary Mint Hill | 766 | 28.5% | 83.7% |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary Charlotte | 532 | 32.1% | 65.5% |
| Matthews Elementary Matthews | 726 | 31.0% | 72.2% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #180 of 1,297 | #35 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #219 of 1,296 | #38 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #182 of 1,300 | #44 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #294 of 1,485 | #60 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #904 of 1,377 | #123 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #627 of 1,379 | #92 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #1,295 of 1,414 | #92 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #198 of 937 | #20 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
634
-65 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 915
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 634 | 40.8 | 15.5:1 | 30% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 45.8 | 13.2:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 45.8 | 13.6:1 | 29% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 20% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 52.5 | 15.8:1 | 16% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 18% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 904 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 19% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 915 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 7% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (828 to 634); teachers down 22% (52.5 to 40.8).
About Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary serves students in Wake Forest, North Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 634 students. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 36% above average.
Across its 198 schools, Wake County Schools enrolls 163,176 students. Heritage Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 56% of students at Heritage Elementary are White. Enrollment also includes 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 58% White, within a few points of the school. Heritage Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 40.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 30%. The average for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Heritage Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Heritage Elementary is 2.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Wake County show that the median household income is $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 237 public schools in Wake County, enrolling about 184,790 students in all.
Nearest public school: Heritage Middle, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Heritage Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.3% against a local average of 59.3%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 65 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Wake Forest
- Wake Preparatory AcademyCombined · 2,617 students
- Wake Forest High SchoolHigh · 2,043 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Franklin AcademyCombined · 1,660 students
- Heritage MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Wake Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary is the 10th largest of the 48.
- Heritage Elementary SchoolRichlands, NC · 565 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYWENTZVILLE, MO · 1,039 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 869 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 832 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENACRES, FL · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Middle0.2 mi · 947
- Heritage High0.4 mi · 1,778
- Wake Forest Middle School1.1 mi · 878
- Franklin Academy1.5 mi · 1,660
- Wake Forest Charter Academy1.7 mi · 650
- Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School2.0 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage ElementaryHow many students attend Heritage Elementary?
Heritage Elementary enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Heritage Elementary serve?
Heritage Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heritage Elementary?
At Heritage Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary public or private?
Heritage Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.