Heritage School, Glendale AZ - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Heritage School

Glendale is a large suburban city bordering Phoenix, filled with a mix of residential neighborhoods, major retail, and entertainment venues. The city’s character is shaped by Historic Downtown, the Westgate Entertainment District, and large employers such as Luke Air Force Base and Banner Health. Heritage School sits within this sprawling, auto-oriented suburban environment and is part of the Peoria Unified School District, a stable district serving about that many students across Peoria, Glendale, Youngtown, and a small piece of Surprise.

Heritage School serves a preschool through eighth grade enrollment that is composed of a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with White students as the next largest group, and smaller shares of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its grade band means there are no state-tested subjects in the earliest years and no high school graduation rate to report.

Looking at the state assessment results offers a mixed picture. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency in third grade was about a quarter, rising to nearly half in fourth grade, then dropping back to a quarter in fifth grade before climbing again to around two-fifths in sixth and seventh grades, and settling at just under two-fifths in eighth grade. The proficiency rates across grades are consistently below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Maricopa County, and the overall proficiency index for the school sits below that midpoint. In math, the pattern is weaker. Third grade saw about a third of students proficient, fourth grade not quite two-fifths, and then a notable drop to a quarter in seventh grade. For several grades, including fifth, sixth, and eighth, the proficiency data was suppressed, meaning a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what that suppression reflects. In science, eighth grade had about a quarter of students proficient, while fifth grade data was suppressed.

The school does not have a reported share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, nor data on special education or English learner populations, which limits the picture of student support needs. Housing in the area around Heritage School has a typical home value near the national benchmark, with modest year-over-year decline, and monthly rents are slightly below the estimated mortgage payment on a median-priced home, suggesting the area remains accessible relative to other parts of the Phoenix metro.

Heritage School is a large elementary and middle school option in a stable suburban district. The academic results show room for improvement, particularly in math, where proficiency rates run below half in tested grades and several scores were not reported. Families considering this school should ask the district about the suppressed scores and what supports are in place for students who are not meeting proficiency benchmarks. The surrounding community offers a wide range of amenities and employers, though the built environment is largely car-dependent.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 27% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 31% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 41% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 52% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 40% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 43% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 25% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 45% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 33% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolPeoria Unified School District (4237), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.