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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE ISD·NCES 482619011426
Heritage Elementary School
4301 E BLVD, DEER PARK, TX 77536 · (281) 604-2600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
362 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · 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
Heritage Elementary School→James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
Based on grade levels within LA PORTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 36.0% | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 43.0% | 34.0% | 12.0% | 11.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 School
Heritage Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School this school | 667 | 54.3% | 50.2% |
| Underwood Elementary School ANDREWS | 638 | 56.7% | 33.9% |
| Devonian Elementary School ANDREWS | 649 | 54.1% | 44.5% |
| Clearfork Elementary School ANDREWS | 721 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Blanco Vista Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 787 | 52.6% | 49.8% |
| Barnes Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 700 | 52.6% | 56.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #1,410 of 4,401 | #158 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #211 of 4,466 ▲ 1,326 | #23 of 625 ▲ 171 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #620 of 4,466 ▲ 1,199 | #66 of 625 ▲ 166 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #151 of 3,998 | #15 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #1,145 of 4,938 | #280 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #4,217 of 4,622 | #593 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #3,038 of 4,628 | #427 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #3,393 of 4,789 | #546 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.3% | #277 of 1,307 | #24 of 148 |
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
667
+168 (+34%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 54% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 35.6 | 17.4:1 | 63% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 36.1 | 15.9:1 | 69% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 52% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 33.6 | 15.5:1 | 51% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 50% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (520 to 667); teachers up 10% (33.6 to 37).
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in DEER PARK. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 667 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
LA PORTE ISD has 7,099 students in 13 schools, and Heritage Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Heritage Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 75%. Other groups include 20% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heritage Elementary School scores 40%.
The school's 37 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Heritage Elementary School, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Heritage Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.2%) and its predicted rate (50.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Heritage Elementary School's nearest public school is College Park Elementary School (about 0.9 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Heritage Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Heritage Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 168 students, from 499 to 667. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
This page is set up for the Heritage Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA PORTE ISD
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in DEER PARK
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Bonnette Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Deer Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Other Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 48.
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 807 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 555 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGRAPEVINE, TX · 538 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolKELLER, TX · 529 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX · 476 students
Nearby schools
- College Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 432
- Lomax Junior High School1.0 mi · 540
- James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus1.1 mi · 502
- Deer Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 661
- Jp Dabbs Elementary School1.5 mi · 612
- Jennie Reid Elementary School1.7 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heritage Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heritage Elementary School have?
Heritage Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary School public or private?
Heritage Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.