Heritage Academy

Summary:

Heritage Academy is a public charter high school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 782 students. The school has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top 30 high schools in Arizona for the past several years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Academy students significantly outperform the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 87% of 11th-grade students at Heritage Academy were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38%. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.6% to 97.2% over the past several years, and low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 3.0%, much lower than the state average.

While Heritage Academy stands out as a high-performing school, the nearby schools in the Mesa Unified District, such as Mesa High School and Westwood High School, have significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores. Additionally, Heritage Academy achieves these exceptional outcomes while operating efficiently and effectively utilizing its resources, with a spending per student of $7,981 in the 2019-2020 school year, lower than the state average and the spending of some nearby schools.


Detail:

Public, Charter 7-12

 32 S Center St
       Mesa, AZ  85210-1306


(480) 969-5641

District: Heritage Academy Inc.

SchoolDigger Rank:
18th of 270 Arizona High Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  0.0 Help
Number of students:  787

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.9%
Hispanic:
25.9%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13% Help


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Compare Details Heritage Academy ranks better than 76.9% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.16. (See more...)
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Compare Details Heritage Academy ranks better than 93.3% of high schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.44. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Heritage Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.9%), Hispanic (25.9%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Heritage Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Academy 127th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Heritage Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Academy 18th of 270 Arizona public high schools. (See Heritage Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Heritage Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 88.47 44th 663 93.4%
2010 88.25 51st 692 92.6%
2011 88.05 55th 685 92.0%
2012 89.07 35th 772 95.5%
2013 91.49 26th 787 96.7%
2014 94.75 17th 690 97.5%
2015 80.49 88th 521 83.1%
2016 69.12 172nd 677 74.6%
2017 47.26 303rd 695 56.4%
2018 77.31 141st 711 80.2%
2019 80.54 98th 605 83.8%
2021 91.18 51st 832 93.9%
2022 76.31 109th 605 82.0%
2023 83.20 103rd 854 87.9%
2024 71.16 127th 550 76.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.68 99th 650 84.8%
2022 51.43 100th 211 52.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.67 110th 789 86.1%
2023 89.54 17th 363 95.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.46 144th 624 76.9%
2019 69.56 127th 466 72.7%
2021 90.10 50th 820 93.9%
2022 68.40 123rd 494 75.1%
2023 84.24 89th 806 89.0%
2024 62.01 116th 386 69.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.33 128th 617 79.3%
2019 81.03 59th 435 86.4%
2021 89.88 53rd 818 93.5%
2022 71.54 95th 476 80.0%
2023 77.49 129th 810 84.1%
2024 62.28 107th 370 71.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.39 120th 543 77.9%
2019 68.61 92nd 387 76.2%
2021 80.60 85th 802 89.4%
2023 50.52 301st 760 60.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.78 114th 436 73.9%
2019 75.59 60th 337 82.2%
2021 87.64 37th 780 95.3%
2022 68.12 97th 446 78.3%
2023 83.06 60th 675 91.1%
2024 66.88 72nd 288 75.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Heritage Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 95.39 9th 395 97.7%
2010 93.97 20th 403 95.0%
2011 94.01 20th 397 95.0%
2012 91.73 23rd 471 95.1%
2013 91.89 23rd 491 95.3%
2014 94.61 6th 394 98.5%
2015 86.19 25th 261 90.4%
2016 81.76 45th 406 88.9%
2017 71.17 71st 416 82.9%
2018 83.21 34th 420 91.9%
2019 89.74 18th 285 93.7%
2021 97.90 27th 509 94.7%
2022 93.21 28th 464 94.0%
2023 92.22 34th 469 92.8%
2024 94.44 18th 270 93.3%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.54 45th 374 88.0%
2022 50.99 124th 282 56.0%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 88.77 17th 422 96.0%
2022 56.40 77th 380 79.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.98 48th 354 86.4%
2019 85.31 26th 247 89.5%
2021 97.64 25th 492 94.9%
2022 94.11 24th 456 94.7%
2023 84.95 41st 406 89.9%
2024 88.54 22nd 200 89.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.98 38th 370 89.7%
2019 87.78 21st 238 91.2%
2021 97.03 27th 492 94.5%
2022 88.70 40th 455 91.2%
2023 95.89 20th 429 95.3%
2024 96.10 13th 219 94.1%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 91.55 1st 231 99.6%
2022 88.45 11th 238 95.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.60 81st 311 74.0%
2021 89.72 36th 479 92.5%
2022 82.86 52nd 441 88.2%
2023 58.69 122nd 379 67.8%
2024 88.52 20th 170 88.2%
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Rank History for high school Native American students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.58 41st 256 84.0%
2022 62.68 54th 255 78.8%
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Rank History for high school White students at Heritage Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.65 40th 291 86.3%
2019 73.70 31st 217 85.7%
2021 95.49 21st 448 95.3%
2022 89.61 25th 409 93.9%
2023 93.47 21st 371 94.3%
2024 96.48 6th 184 96.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Heritage Academy Test Scores
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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Heritage Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 105 0 1 7 4 n/a n/a 0 117
1998 407 5 1 14 2 n/a n/a 0 429
1999 318 7 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 334
2000 342 5 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2001 346 5 0 15 2 n/a n/a 0 368
2002 363 4 2 23 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2003 363 4 2 23 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2004 359 4 1 27 0 n/a n/a 0 391
2005 352 3 6 36 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2006 339 6 9 34 2 n/a n/a 0 390
2007 342 8 7 47 3 n/a n/a 0 407
2008 349 13 9 43 4 n/a n/a 0 418
2009 376 13 13 44 3 n/a n/a 0 449
2010 423 15 15 63 3 n/a n/a 0 519
2011 465 13 6 73 1 12 8 0 578
2012 498 15 7 70 3 9 8 0 610
2013 514 12 11 77 3 8 14 0 639
2014 523 11 11 87 4 7 9 0 652
2015 520 13 13 88 4 6 6 0 650
2016 570 12 15 97 4 5 4 0 707
2017 553 9 14 120 4 2 3 0 705
2018 525 11 15 119 4 2 2 0 678
2019 499 10 14 170 3 2 7 0 705
2020 536 4 9 183 3 2 17 0 754
2021 544 2 7 201 2 2 18 0 776
2022 553 4 5 199 2 2 16 0 781
2023 551 5 3 204 2 3 14 0 782
2024 550 5 4 204 1 3 20 0 787

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Heritage Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 117 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 429 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 334 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 359 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 368 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 392 n/a n/a n/a
2003 392 n/a n/a n/a
2004 391 n/a n/a n/a
2005 397 n/a n/a n/a
2006 390 n/a n/a n/a
2007 407 n/a n/a n/a
2008 418 n/a n/a n/a
2009 449 n/a n/a 0.4
2010 519 n/a n/a 0.2
2011 578 n/a n/a 0
2012 610 n/a n/a n/a
2013 639 n/a n/a 0
2014 652 n/a n/a n/a
2015 650 n/a n/a n/a
2016 707 n/a n/a n/a
2017 705 n/a n/a n/a
2018 678 n/a n/a n/a
2019 705 n/a n/a n/a
2020 754 n/a n/a 13
2021 776 n/a n/a n/a
2022 781 n/a n/a n/a
2023 782 n/a n/a n/a
2024 787 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Heritage Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 117 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 429 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 334 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 359 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 368 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 392 n/a n/a n/a
2003 392 n/a n/a n/a
2004 391 n/a n/a n/a
2005 397 n/a n/a n/a
2006 390 n/a n/a n/a
2007 407 n/a n/a n/a
2008 418 n/a n/a n/a
2009 449 n/a n/a 0.4
2010 519 n/a n/a 0.2
2011 578 n/a n/a 0
2012 610 n/a n/a n/a
2013 639 n/a n/a 0
2014 652 n/a n/a n/a
2015 650 n/a n/a n/a
2016 707 n/a n/a n/a
2017 705 n/a n/a n/a
2018 678 n/a n/a n/a
2019 705 n/a n/a n/a
2020 754 n/a n/a 13
2021 776 n/a n/a n/a
2022 781 n/a n/a n/a
2023 782 n/a n/a n/a
2024 787 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Heritage Academy

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $76 (0.9%) $00 (0.0%) $151 (1.8%) $6,110 (72.4%) $2,254 (26.7%) $8,364 (99.1%) $8,440
2020 $02 (0.0%) $30 (0.4%) $35 (0.4%) $6,153 (77.1%) $1,795 (22.5%) $7,949 (99.6%) $7,981

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Heritage Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 98th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 103rd of 854 Middle schools
 4.1%
Ranks 18th of 285 High schoolsRanks 34th of 469 High schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Heritage Academy)6674
 8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Heritage Academy Inc.)6667
 1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Arizona)2941
 12%
11th Grade Mathematics (Heritage Academy)6668
 2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Heritage Academy Inc.)6660
 6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Arizona)3332
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students705782
 10.9%
African American105
 50%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian143
 78.6%
Hispanic170204
 20%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White499551
 10.4%
Two or More Races714
 100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Academy

In the 2023-24 school year, 787 students attended Heritage Academy.

Students at Heritage Academy are 70% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Yes. Heritage Academy ranks in the top 6.7% of Arizona high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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