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What's the one class at HERITAGE H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,996
High
DISTRICT 1,742 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001012192
Heritage High School
14040 ELDORADO PKWY, FRISCO, TX 75035 · (469) 633-5900 · Collin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,996 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
138 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
270 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 485 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 499 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 524 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 488 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 54.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 High School
Heritage High School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage High School this school | 1,996 | 13.5% | 75.8% |
| Lebanon Trail High School FRISCO | 2,173 | 16.4% | 79.6% |
| Jasper High School PLANO | 1,301 | 12.8% | 76.2% |
| Reedy High School FRISCO | 2,201 | 5.7% | 86.8% |
| Emerson High School MCKINNEY | 1,844 | 17.1% | 71.8% |
| Westwood High School AUSTIN | 2,858 | 12.5% | 82.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #139 of 1,385 | #8 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #269 of 1,425 ▼ 41 | #14 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #121 of 1,425 ▲ 12 | #9 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.0pp | #286 of 1,184 | #17 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,996 | #331 of 2,107 | #15 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #633 of 1,344 | #7 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #96 of 1,346 | #19 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #1,495 of 1,522 | #29 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #281 of 557 | #10 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,996
-106 (-5%) vs 2020
+91% since 2010-11, when it was 1,043
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,996 | 138 | 14.5:1 | 14% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 2,117 | 135.4 | 15.6:1 | 16% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 2,127 | 143.6 | 14.8:1 | 15% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 2,102 | 134 | 15.7:1 | 14% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 2,188 | 142.7 | 15.3:1 | 14% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 1,940 | 127 | 15.3:1 | 15% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 1,043 | 94 | 11.1:1 | 17% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,188 to 1,996); teachers down 3% (142.7 to 138).
About Heritage High School
Heritage High School is a large high school for students in FRISCO, Texas. The latest federal count shows 1,996 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 151% above average.
A total of 76 schools make up FRISCO ISD, with 65,289 students enrolled.
Heritage High School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 26% White, 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Collin County's population at about 19%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Heritage High School, 138 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 30% average for public schools in Collin County is 16 points higher.
Heritage High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 67.9%. Heritage High School scores 75.8%.
Heritage High School is located in Collin County, where the median household income is $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Heritage High School is one of 338 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Liscano Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Heritage High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Heritage High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,996, a 5% decrease from 2,102 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Heritage High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Frisco High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Other Heritage High schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Heritage High. Heritage High School is the 3rd largest of the 15.
- Heritage HighBrentwood, CA · 2,566 students
- Heritage HighMenifee, CA · 2,330 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 1,960 students
- Heritage High SchoolConyers, GA · 1,788 students
- Heritage HighWake Forest, NC · 1,778 students
Nearby schools
- Liscano Elementary School0.4 mi · 654
- Roach Middle School0.5 mi · 953
- Mooneyham Elementary School0.7 mi · 553
- Independence High School0.8 mi · 1,698
- Maus Middle School0.9 mi · 830
- Sonntag Elementary School1.0 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage High School?
Heritage High School enrolls approximately 1,996 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Heritage High School serve?
Heritage High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage High School is approximately 14.5:1 (138 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Heritage High School?
Student demographics at Heritage High School are roughly 26% White, 10% Hispanic, 15% Black, 44% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Heritage High School in?
Heritage High School is part of FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.