Is Heritage High School a good school?

Heritage High School ranks 322 nd of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Heritage High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,588 students attended Heritage High School.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage High School?

Students at Heritage High School are 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

What schools feed into Heritage High School?

Heritage High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Image Elementary School Elementary : Orchards Elementary School Elementary : Sifton Elementary School Elementary : Silver Star Elementary School Elementary : Sunset Elementary School Elementary : York Elementary School Middle : Covington Middle School

Heritage High School

Summary:

Heritage High School is a public high school in Vancouver, Washington, serving 1,625 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Evergreen School District, which is ranked 185 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools, Heritage High School has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (34.89%) and Pacific Islander (3.26%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 53.13% of Heritage High School students were proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 56.47% in the district and 66.2% statewide. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate (85.9% in 2022-2023) and a higher dropout rate (12.1% in 2022-2023) compared to nearby Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School.

The data reveals significant racial disparities in academic performance at Heritage High School, with Asian and Hispanic students ranking 104th and 156th, respectively, out of all Washington high schools, while White students ranked 311th in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (68.06% in 2022-2023) compared to nearby schools, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. These socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance and higher dropout rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

7825 NE 130th Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98682-3316

(360) 604-3400

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

SchoolDigger Rank:
322^nd of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,542

Feeder schools for Heritage High School:

Elementary:	Image Elementary School
	Orchards Elementary School
	Sifton Elementary School
	Silver Star Elementary School
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	Sunset Elementary School
	York Elementary School
Middle:	Covington Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 1,588

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Heritage High School ranks worse than 73.7% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked high schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.74. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Heritage High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44.5%), Hispanic (33.8%), two or more races (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Heritage High School is 20.6. 4 high schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Heritage High School employs 77 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Heritage High School is $16,542, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 high schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark).

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Heritage High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Heritage High School 322^nd of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Heritage High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Evergreen School District (Clark):

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen School District (Clark) 185^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Heritage High School

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Rank History for all students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	61.61	161^st	390	58.7%
2005	61.69	169^th	394	57.1%
2006	47.92	246^th	395	37.7%
2007	41.53	277^th	399	30.6%
2008	39.39	277^th	396	30.1%
2009	37.41	280^th	402	30.3%
2010	50.45	233^rd	423	44.9%
2011	46.71	236^th	440	46.4%
2012	54.97	207^th	450	54.0%
2013	48.81	266^th	454	41.4%
2015	31.04	251^st	341	26.4%
2016	33.86	227^th	306	25.8%
2017	49.76	175^th	301	41.9%
2018	24.11	261^st	315	17.1%
2019	25.14	326^th	417	21.8%
2021	19.05	387^th	455	14.9%
2022	16.47	378^th	434	12.9%
2023	18.80	380^th	442	14.0%
2024	28.74	322^nd	437	26.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.43	73^rd	91	19.8%
2019	18.02	144^th	163	11.7%
2021	12.59	181^st	195	7.2%
2022	13.62	165^th	179	7.8%
2023	7.12	165^th	166	0.6%
2024	19.20	137^th	161	14.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	34.63	58^th	102	43.1%
2024	21.38	55^th	68	19.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.61	109^th	139	21.6%
2021	22.06	184^th	212	13.2%
2023	21.69	99^th	110	10.0%
2024	23.20	89^th	110	19.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.52	190^th	227	16.3%
2019	28.27	266^th	344	22.7%
2021	21.93	336^th	392	14.3%
2022	19.80	324^th	370	12.4%
2023	21.47	308^th	362	14.9%
2024	39.73	222^nd	356	37.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	54.77	14^th	45	68.9%
2023	30.23	12^th	19	36.8%
2024	44.17	14^th	24	41.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.56	225^th	243	7.4%
2019	25.78	280^th	358	21.8%
2021	19.17	332^nd	390	14.9%
2022	12.24	344^th	368	6.5%
2023	15.11	323^rd	357	9.5%
2024	20.47	289^th	347	16.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.34	199^th	254	21.7%
2019	23.61	287^th	355	19.2%
2021	17.12	347^th	395	12.2%
2022	16.35	320^th	363	11.8%
2023	17.87	305^th	358	14.8%
2024	29.41	263^rd	362	27.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	6.56	86^th	87	1.1%
2019	14.90	111^th	121	8.3%
2021	12.58	129^th	136	5.1%
2022	3.86	122^nd	124	1.6%
2023	21.03	96^th	118	18.6%
2024	12.77	104^th	113	8.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	20.85	96^th	111	13.5%
2022	41.80	50^th	89	43.8%
2023	23.02	65^th	78	16.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.63	139^th	156	10.9%
2019	24.77	195^th	241	19.1%
2021	20.14	247^th	278	11.2%
2022	13.28	248^th	261	5.0%
2023	15.31	230^th	249	7.6%
2024	36.14	156^th	248	37.1%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	46.70	17^th	33	48.5%

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Rank History for White students at Heritage High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	16.19	201^st	222	9.5%
2019	22.14	326^th	382	14.7%
2021	18.09	364^th	413	11.9%
2022	19.41	336^th	390	13.8%
2023	20.64	318^th	379	16.1%
2024	22.99	311^th	374	16.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.3)

33%

Reviews:

by a student
Monday, March 12, 2012

I graduated from Heritage High School in 2009, and while I and many of my peers were able to succeed in that environment, I watched many students fail.
This isn't entirely on the fault of the staff; as a current university student studying education, I can see with a better lens that a lot of things going on there are working. I had a lot of really good teachers that really cared about how well we were doing as learners and as people, and who valued the actual learning taking place in the classroom over test scores. That being said, there is approximately one teacher for every three that either doesn't care or isn't invested for some reason. I was lucky enough to receive very few of these, but a lot of my friends weren't, and I'd assume that many of my classmates did as well, because out of a freshman class of over 500, we graduated around 340. That's unacceptable.
However, the staff that does care is great, and the staff that participates in many of the school's extra curriculars is awesome. I participated in a large number of clubs and sports while I was there, and only once did I have an issue with a coach.
While I myself enjoyed my time in this high school, I'm not sure that I would recommend it to anyone else. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, July 24, 2009

Hi and I go to HHS and I love it there. I only go there for half the day, but I love going there. My first year there was new and fun. The school has sprite. softmore year I had to move schools, because of where I lived, and I had to go to a brand new school. I didn't like it there, I didn't feel like I fit in. All the friend I made there where from HHS. Halfway through the year I moved and had to go back to HHS, I was so happy to be going back there. My junior year was the best, I want there for half the day, I went there in the morning,and in the afternoon I want to skill center, in the applied medical science 1, AMS1. This new year will be the best, my senor year. This year I will be in skill center agen, but not in AMS2, there was not enough room for everyone to be in AMS2, so I am in restaurant management and cooking. It will be the most funniest year ever, and the most hardest year ever, to get strait A's is the hardest, and I plan to get them. I cant what it start school agen.

LOTS OF LOVE
:) TH (: Close Quote

Enrollment information for Heritage High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	1235	41	92	50	16	n/a	n/a	0	1434
2001	1637	66	123	77	19	n/a	n/a	0	1922
2002	1782	86	130	104	24	n/a	n/a	0	2126
2003	1782	86	130	104	24	n/a	n/a	0	2126
2004	1861	94	143	119	32	n/a	n/a	0	2249
2005	1919	103	149	131	27	n/a	n/a	0	2329
2006	1894	99	165	170	35	n/a	n/a	6	2369
2007	1950	102	157	186	34	n/a	n/a	16	2445
2008	1664	86	140	179	30	n/a	n/a	27	2126
2009	1619	77	129	184	41	n/a	n/a	36	2086
2010	1619	64	136	213	31	n/a	n/a	53	2116
2011	1431	82	110	247	22	31	48	0	1971
2012	1467	75	104	288	23	23	82	0	2062
2013	1482	56	107	345	22	29	97	0	2138
2014	1363	65	108	372	21	29	96	0	2054
2015	1243	55	93	375	17	37	108	0	1928
2016	1195	45	83	393	21	40	96	0	1873
2017	1122	63	91	436	17	42	108	0	1879
2018	1050	52	76	429	12	35	99	0	1753
2019	1021	48	81	467	9	35	89	2	1752
2020	930	51	79	499	6	48	108	4	1725
2021	912	45	74	514	5	45	112	8	1715
2022	848	63	66	551	6	45	127	16	1722
2023	731	58	63	567	8	53	134	11	1625
2024	707	65	70	536	9	54	126	21	1588

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	1434	70.5	20.3	n/a
2001	1922	99.0	19.4	n/a
2002	2126	106.6	19.9	34
2003	2126	106.6	19.9	34
2004	2249	108.0	20.8	31.5
2005	2329	108.2	21.5	43.5
2006	2369	117.1	20.2	45.9
2007	2445	118.9	20.6	40.4
2008	2126	100.5	21.2	41.7
2009	2086	100.5	20.8	38.3
2010	2116	102.9	20.5	45
2011	1971	102.3	19.2	50.3
2012	2062	98.1	21.0	53.1
2013	2138	96.4	22.1	54.9
2014	2054	n/a	n/a	53.6
2015	1928	91.0	21.1	54.4
2016	1873	87.0	21.5	53.6
2017	1879	86.5	21.7	54.2
2018	1753	83.9	20.8	51.1
2019	1752	87.0	20.1	55.7
2020	1725	85.3	20.2	57.4
2021	1715	83.2	20.5	56.9
2022	1722	84.8	20.2	62.3
2023	1625	81.3	19.9	68.1
2024	1588	77.0	20.6	60.9

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	1434	70.5	20.3	n/a
2001	1922	99.0	19.4	n/a
2002	2126	106.6	19.9	34
2003	2126	106.6	19.9	34
2004	2249	108.0	20.8	31.5
2005	2329	108.2	21.5	43.5
2006	2369	117.1	20.2	45.9
2007	2445	118.9	20.6	40.4
2008	2126	100.5	21.2	41.7
2009	2086	100.5	20.8	38.3
2010	2116	102.9	20.5	45
2011	1971	102.3	19.2	50.3
2012	2062	98.1	21.0	53.1
2013	2138	96.4	22.1	54.9
2014	2054	n/a	n/a	53.6
2015	1928	91.0	21.1	54.4
2016	1873	87.0	21.5	53.6
2017	1879	86.5	21.7	54.2
2018	1753	83.9	20.8	51.1
2019	1752	87.0	20.1	55.7
2020	1725	85.3	20.2	57.4
2021	1715	83.2	20.5	56.9
2022	1722	84.8	20.2	62.3
2023	1625	81.3	19.9	68.1
2024	1588	77.0	20.6	60.9

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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