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Heritage High · Brentwood

Heritage High: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Heritage posts 60% meeting the standard, and 31.1% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

101 American Avenue, 94513 (opens in new tab)·Liberty Union High·Brentwood·Grades 9-12·2,566 students·19% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(925) 634-0037·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5944
% Exceeded31%16%
% Met+60%36%
Grad rate96.3%86.6%
College readiness53.2%33.9%
Absence17.0%30.2%
Suspension2.1%3.6%
Scope Score
59
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #363 statewide · #1 of 5 in Liberty Union High

Heritage High scores 59 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 83rd percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “60% proficient” and call it done. Heritage deserves a closer read. It sits at the 83rd percentile of 2,160 California high schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

Heritage's low-income kids hit 57.8% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Has held the 83rd-percentile line every tested year since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 60% meet the standard today, versus 69% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1183%70%72%71%75%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1155%39%44%39%44%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
60%
State 36%
Graduate
96%
State 87%
Pass an AP exam
53%
State 34%

Of 100 students here: 60 are proficient by 11th grade → 96 graduate → 53 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

57.8%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Heritage's most underrated number

57.8% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Heritage low-income: 57.8%State low-income: 38.2%

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
96.3%
State 86.6%
9.7pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
31.1%
State 15.8%
15.2pp above state avg
College readiness
53.2%
State 33.9%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
59.5%
State 35.7%
23.8pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
17.0%
State 30.2%
13.2pp below state avg
Suspension rate
2.1%
State 3.6%
1.5pp below state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
13.9%
State 18.0%
4.0pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Heritage High in Brentwood, 57.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 49.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Heritage High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.9% Math proficient); White students (81.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 67.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 135 students tested.

All students at this school: 59% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 59%, district —, state 36%59%
MaleMale: this school 61%, district 42%, state 42%61% · +2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 58%, district 47%, state 44%58% · −2 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 64%, district 48%, state 56%64% · +5 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 48%, district 36%, state 32%48% · −12 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 43%, district 34%, state 32%43% · −17 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 78%, district 70%, state 72%78% · +18 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 43%, district 33%, state 26%43% · −17 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 19%, district 11%, state 15%19% · −41 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 69%, district 60%, state 65%69% · +10 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 6%, district 4%, state 11%6% · −54 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 60%, district 40%, state 56%60% · +1 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 20%, district 18%, state 22%20% · −39 vs school
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored
Hispanic22.1% AP · 27.0% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.0% AP · 0.4% enroll.
Asian26.6% AP · 17.3% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5% AP · 0.8% enroll.
Black8.5% AP · 9.5% enroll.
White35.2% AP · 38.9% enroll.
Two or more races7.1% AP · 6.0% enroll.
English learners0.4% AP · 2.3% enroll.
Students with disabilities0.9% AP · 9.6% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 17.0%, district 29.9%, state 30.2%17.0% · −13.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.1%, district —, state 3.6%2.1% · −1.5pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1216.6%

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
78%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Heritage's class of 2023, 78% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 544 completers, 78% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 60 (11%)California State University 63 (12%)California community college 220 (40%)In-state private 18 (3%)Out-of-state, 4-year 59 (11%)Out-of-state, 2-year 4 (1%)Not enrolled 120 (22%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 54 of Heritage's 568 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Santa Cruz the most common landing, with 14 enrollees.

Applied158fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted112
Enrolled54
Where they landed (fall 2025)
Santa Cruz 14Davis 11Riverside 9Berkeley 5San Diego 5Irvine 3Los Angeles 3Merced ‹3Santa Barbara ‹3

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 64 enrolled, 2023

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 78% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (220) than at UC (60).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 22:122:1
Teaching staff115 teachers
Avg. experience15.5 years
Fully credentialed86%
Intern / emergency permit2.6%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$65,355 – $127,270
Principal salaryUp to $183,327
Superintendent salary$256,217

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers217 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers200 students
Advanced Coursework

Heritage's teachers are authorized to teach 23 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — above the 14-subject median among California schools that offer AP at all — including Calculus BC, Calculus AB, and Physics 1.

AP subjects taught23
Math & Computer Science (5)Calculus AB · Calculus BC · Computer Science A · Precalculus · Statistics
Sciences (5)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Physics 1 · Physics 2
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (6)Human Geography · Macroeconomics · Psychology · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History · World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture
Arts (2)2-D Art and Design · Art History
AP Capstone (2)Research · Seminar

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,012, CA average $14,491$18,012 · spent at this school
Federal share$20 per student

$20 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,031 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction67%
Instruction support11%
Student services8%
Administration4%
Buildings & maintenance10%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,380 per pupil
2019$11,617 per pupil
2018$12,113 per pupil
2017$11,157 per pupil
2016$10,756 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
White29.8%
District 30.9% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic26.5%
District 37.8% · CA 56.1%
Other17.4%
District 13.8% · CA 9.0%
Asian15.5%
District 7.6% · CA 10.2%
Black10.9%
District 10.0% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 19.4% (44pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$142K · CA $85K
Median home value$838K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+38% · CA 35%
ZIP population69,755
Median age40 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 2,566 students, this school is well above the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 50% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Heritage High a good high school?

Heritage High has a Scope Score of 59 out of 100, placing it in the 83rd percentile of California high schools and ranked #363 statewide. 31.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 15.2 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Heritage High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 59.5% of students at Heritage High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 31.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 28.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 31.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,239 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Heritage High rank in California?

Heritage High ranks #363 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 83rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Heritage High?

17.0% of students at Heritage High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.1%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Heritage High compare to other schools in Brentwood?

Heritage High scores 59/100 (83rd percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 2,566 students. Use the schools in Brentwood page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Heritage High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Heritage High in Brentwood, 57.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 49.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Heritage High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 7.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.9% Math proficient); White students (81.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 67.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 135 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Heritage High?

Heritage High's teachers are authorized to teach 23 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: 2-D Art and Design, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Physics 1, Physics 2, Precalculus, Psychology, Research, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Heritage High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 54 Heritage High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

All schools in Brentwood →

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
96.3%
↑ vs CA 86.6% · 60th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
31.1%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 66th pctile
College readiness · 20%
53.2%
↑ vs CA 33.9% · 60th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
59.5%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 67th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
17.0%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 61th pctile
▲ 0.5pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
2.1%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 57th pctile
▼ 1.3pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
13.9%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 46th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1161941%35%14%11%75%+28
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1162022%22%25%32%44%+20
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1162316%34%46%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged13557.8%+8+20
White19581.5%+16+20
Hispanic/Latino16366.3%+12+27
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Heritage High ←—5931.1%59.5%—2.1%
Dozier-Libbey Medical High1.8 mi6027.2%48.9%—4.2%
California average—4415.8%35.7%—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
96.3%
AP Exam Prepared
53.2%
A-G Completion
64.1%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
77.9%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20196588#25033.4%69.2%9.1%2.9%—
20225983#35227.9%54.8%20.9%3.3%—
20235883#37426.1%57.9%19.2%3.8%—
20245883#37226.5%55.1%16.5%3.4%—
20255983#36331.1%59.5%17.0%2.1%—
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female9.2%18.3%+9.1pp
Male7.9%15.0%+7.1pp
Asian6.8%10.3%+3.5pp
Black/African American12.4%20.1%+7.7pp
Filipino16.7%——
White4.8%8.3%+3.5pp
Hispanic/Latino9.2%20.3%+11.1pp
Pacific Islander15.0%18.2%+3.2pp
Two or More Races6.6%16.3%+9.7pp
Students with Disabilities18.3%25.9%+7.6pp
English Learners10.7%23.7%+13.0pp
Homeless16.7%37.5%+20.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.1%27.9%+13.8pp
All Students8.6%16.6%+8.0pp
American Indian/Alaska Native—14.3%—
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
2025158112543.743.843.92
2024188126623.783.863.91
2023161112643.783.873.95
2022197116593.864.014.08
202114398643.823.984.01
202010073393.863.944.07
201910661323.763.933.95
201812375413.783.923.97
201711571463.773.974.01
201610167343.733.883.88
201511758363.693.944.03
201410254313.673.903.94

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202511475
Berkeley202410783
Berkeley20239743
Berkeley2022118106
Berkeley202184127
Davis20251202711
Davis20241353510
Davis2023113268
Davis2022117418
Davis2021105399
Irvine2025106133
Irvine2024113317
Irvine2023975420
Irvine20221213612
Irvine2021832920
Los Angeles202510173
Los Angeles202410975
Los Angeles20238877
Los Angeles2022114118
Los Angeles202110063
Merced20256968‹3
Merced202455499
Merced202337353
Merced202234319
Merced202124213
Riverside202577659
Riverside202445356
Riverside20233826‹3
Riverside202236214
Riverside20212721‹3
San Diego2025105105
San Diego2024122165
San Diego202389106
San Diego2022112264
San Diego202188215
Santa Barbara20258221‹3
Santa Barbara2024103234
Santa Barbara202385184
Santa Barbara2022111286
Santa Barbara202190224
Santa Cruz2025825714
Santa Cruz2024855813
Santa Cruz2023794312
Santa Cruz20229339‹3
Santa Cruz2021644111
Universitywide202515811254
Universitywide202418812662
Universitywide202316111264
Universitywide202219711659
Universitywide20211439864

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
2-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count25
AP enrollment815
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 31 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections5
Physics sections7
Chemistry sections26
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,654

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California6011.0%
California State University6311.6%
California community college22040.4%
In-state private183.3%
Out-of-state, 4-year5910.8%
Out-of-state, 2-year40.7%
Not enrolled12022.1%

544 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 78% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · UC Infocenter (annual refresh, summer) — ‹5/‹3 = masked, never summed across campuses · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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