📍 500 South Lincoln Avenue, Jerome, Jerome County, 83338
Heritage Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jerome, Jerome County. The school has 155 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Heritage Academy Inc. school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heritage Academy enrolls 155 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 47% White and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 48% |
| White | 73 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 155 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heritage Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Heritage Academy is one of 1 schools in HERITAGE ACADEMY INC., based in JEROME, Idaho. The district serves 176 students district-wide and employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 155 students, Heritage Academy is close to the district average of about 176 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe