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What's something HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
799
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FARGO 6·NCES 381941000899
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6350 76th Ave S, Horace, ND 58047 · (701) 356-5910 · Cass County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of North Dakota public middle 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 North Dakota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
101 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 279 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 32% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 49% · 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
ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
43.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 799 | 12.6% | N/A |
| HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck | 1,124 | 15.8% | N/A |
| SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL Grand Forks | 569 | 16.0% | N/A |
| SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck | 1,053 | 22.5% | N/A |
| CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL Casselton | 343 | 13.1% | N/A |
| ERIK RAMSTAD MIDDLE SCHOOL Minot | 584 | 29.6% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #19 of 30 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #21 of 30 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #11 of 43 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #7 of 28 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #22 of 28 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #35 of 37 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
799
+401 (+101%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 799 | 79 | 10.1:1 | 13% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 55.3 | 13.6:1 | 12% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 52.5 | 12.7:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 35 | 11.4:1 | 14% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle-grades school in WEST FARGO 6, located in Horace, North Dakota. The school enrolls 799 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Dakota) has about 453 students.
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in WEST FARGO 6. The district has 26 schools and 13,175 students.
The student body at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 85% White. Other groups include 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 10.1:1 comes from the school's 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 11.7:1 average for middle schools in North Dakota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 13% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Cass County, the average eligibility rate is 30%.
Measured against North Dakota public middle schools, HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cass County has about 193,400 residents, and the median household income is $75,555, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Cass County has 66 public schools and roughly 27,826 students.
Of nearby public schools, HORACE HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 398 in 2020-21 and 799 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (11.4:1).
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
193,400
Census ACS
Median income
$75,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
27,826 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST FARGO 6
- WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,380 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,103 students
- CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,006 students
- HORACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
- OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Horace
- HORACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
- HORACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 9th largest of the 20.
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 932 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolRinggold, GA · 858 students
Nearby schools
- HORACE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 785
- HORACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 548
- DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 384
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 379
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 456
- OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL2.8 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 06-08.
Is HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.1:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WEST FARGO 6.
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