How does Heritage Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Tustin?

Heritage Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 65.6/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 47% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,014 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Heritage Elementary?

47.1% of students at Heritage Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Heritage Elementary improving or declining?

Heritage Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Heritage Elementary?

7.5% of students at Heritage Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Heritage Elementary

Tustin Unified Tustin Orange County 92782

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,014 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

528 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 20.8%

White 21.4%

Asian 37.3%

Black 1.5%

Other 18.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Heritage Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	47.1%
Met Standard	24.8%
Below Standard	28.0%

Exceeded

47.1%

Met

24.8%

Below

28.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Heritage Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

47.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.8 points above the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. Compared to the 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.9 points higher (vs 27.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.