📍 2545 Sweet Home Rd, Amherst, Erie County, 14228
Heritage Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amherst, Erie County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sweet Home Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heritage Heights Elementary School enrolls 406 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 21% Black or African American and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 21% |
| Asian | 49 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 406 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 1 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 Heights Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 61, state house district 146.
Heritage Heights Elementary School is one of 6 schools in SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in AMHERST, New York. The district serves 3,850 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Heritage Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 642 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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