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Heritage High

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Heritage High ranks 270 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Heritage High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,566 students in Brentwood, California, and is a consistently high-performing academic leader within the Liberty Union High district.

The school excels in core academic areas, with student proficiency in English (75.44%) and Science (50.4%) significantly outpacing both district and state averages, though mathematics is a noted area for relative improvement. Heritage High stands out for its exceptional 96.3% graduation rate, very low 0.8% dropout rate, and better-than-average chronic absenteeism, all of which contribute to its strong statewide ranking in the 88th percentile. It achieves these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than several nearby schools like Freedom High and Independence High.

When compared to other local schools, Heritage High is the clear academic leader in its district, outperforming Liberty High and Freedom High across most subjects. It also maintains competitive or superior results to the specialized Dozier-Libbey Medical High, while serving a broader student population. The school has demonstrated effective support for students from various backgrounds and has shown a resilient rebound in its performance rankings in recent years.

2,566

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,422

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 American Ave.
Brentwood, CA 94513-4604

(925) 634-0037

District: Liberty Union High

Feeder schools for Heritage High:

Elementary:	Loma Vista Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary
	R. Paul Krey Elementary
	Ron Nunn Elementary
Middle:	Adams (J. Douglas) Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.6%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Asian:

24.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg41%

California avg41%

270^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Liberty Union High

757^th of 1,543Liberty Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	270 of 2162	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	380 of 2159	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	333 of 2170	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	318 of 2123	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	151 of 2133	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	233 of 2017	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	234 of 2021	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	91.5	162 of 2039	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	178 of 1994	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	75.2	210 of 2426	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	71.3	276 of 2354	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	417 of 2367	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	54.8	626 of 2281	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	52.0	689 of 2238	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	556 of 2117	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	53.0	587 of 2063	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	87.8	45 of 1968	97.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	81 of 523	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	103 of 517	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	123 of 521	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	88 of 522	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	31 of 592	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	121 of 582	79.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	211 of 585	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	244 of 573	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	220 of 591	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	276 of 581	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	285 of 582	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	286 of 581	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	574 of 1161	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	113 of 1117	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	252 of 1052	76.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	500 of 1085	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	444 of 1064	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	105 of 938	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	306 of 1906	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	422 of 1915	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	303 of 1915	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	293 of 1858	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	160 of 1833	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	196 of 1760	88.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	246 of 1900	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	374 of 1902	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	331 of 1917	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	225 of 1861	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	93 of 1814	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	160 of 1742	90.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	222 of 410	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	439 of 2013	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	426 of 2026	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	418 of 2030	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	353 of 1943	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	196 of 1937	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	476 of 1862	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	236 of 1942	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	324 of 1948	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	314 of 1963	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	317 of 1916	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	153 of 1880	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	242 of 1834	86.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.5	58 of 168	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	240 of 577	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	346 of 574	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	211 of 541	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	151 of 515	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	148 of 422	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	246 of 366	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	314 of 1252	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	206 of 1216	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	254 of 1197	78.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	276 of 1155	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	391 of 1173	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	359 of 1193	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	444 of 1204	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	161 of 1222	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	193 of 1173	83.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2022)65th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-34 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Science50%+18 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage High	Public	9-12	101 American Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-0037	2,566	116	22.1	19.4%	759 (29.6%)	279 (10.9%)	678 (26.4%)	629 (24.5%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.4%)	188 (7.3%)	86.6	270^th of 2162 public high schools	87.5%		81.7	380^th of 2159 public high schools	82.4%	110	50.4		50.4	75.4	75.4	43.6	43.6	$14,422	$1,186	$13,236
Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Public	9-12	4900 Sand Creek Rd.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7540	681	28	24.6	80.6%	92 (13.5%)	119 (17.5%)	326 (47.9%)	112 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	21 (3.1%)	72.7	546^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		86.3	300^th of 2159 public high schools	86.1%	246	43.9		43.6	72.5	72.5	25.4	25.4	$16,538	$2,022	$14,516
Deer Valley High	Public	9-12	4700 Lone Tree Way	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7570	1,812	79	23.0	82.6%	168 (9.3%)	504 (27.8%)	758 (41.8%)	254 (14.0%)	8 (0.4%)	19 (1.0%)	97 (5.4%)	46.3	1110^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%		40.3	1232^nd of 2159 public high schools	42.9%	122	21.9	0.0	21.0	50.6	50.6	22.6	22.6	$17,559	$1,790	$15,769
Independence High	Public	9-12	929 Second St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-2589	163	13	12.3	27.6%	67 (41.1%)	15 (9.2%)	59 (36.2%)	8 (4.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	36.4	1346^th of 2162 public high schools	37.7%		43.2	1163^rd of 2159 public high schools	46.1%	183	23.8		24.2	46.2	46.2	7.7	7.7	$21,936	$1,422	$20,514
Liberty High	Public	9-12	850 Second St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-3521	2,836	131	21.5	35.7%	1,110 (39.1%)	221 (7.8%)	1,014 (35.8%)	276 (9.7%)	15 (0.5%)	23 (0.8%)	174 (6.1%)	65.2	686^th of 2162 public high schools	68.3%		63.5	684^th of 2159 public high schools	68.3%	2	36.4	16.7	36.1	61.9	61.9	27.0	27.0	$14,733	$1,173	$13,560
Freedom High	Public	9-12	1050 Neroly Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5900	2,460	114	21.5	39.3%	551 (22.4%)	283 (11.5%)	1,237 (50.3%)	239 (9.7%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	126 (5.1%)	45.1	1139^th of 2162 public high schools	47.3%		46.2	1093^rd of 2159 public high schools	49.4%	46	25.3		24.9	53.8	53.8	14.0	14.0	$15,155	$1,258	$13,897
La Paloma High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	400 Ghiggeri Way	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-2888	178	12	14.4	64.6%	35 (19.7%)	21 (11.8%)	104 (58.4%)	9 (5.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	11.1	1962^nd of 2162 public high schools	9.3%		13.1	1884^th of 2159 public high schools	12.7%	78	4.9		4.6	13.4	13.4	2.4	2.4	$23,894	$2,170	$21,724
Bidwell Continuation High	Public	10-12	800 Gary Ave.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7520	147	10	15.1	87.8%	13 (8.8%)	51 (34.7%)	63 (42.9%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	10.1	2015^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		11.8	1964^th of 2159 public high schools	9.0%	51	3.5		3.2	12.9	12.9	1.2	1.2	$19,465	$2,014	$17,451
Live Oak High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	1708 F St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7440	130	8	15.6	90.0%	14 (10.8%)	22 (16.9%)	87 (66.9%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	11.2	1958^th of 2162 public high schools	9.4%		10.5	2043^rd of 2159 public high schools	5.4%	85	6.0		5.7	16.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	$20,472	$2,218	$18,254
Antioch High	Public	9-12	700 West 18th St	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7550	1,776	85	20.8	90.2%	151 (8.5%)	325 (18.3%)	1,118 (63.0%)	73 (4.1%)	7 (0.4%)	26 (1.5%)	74 (4.2%)	19.1	1711^th of 2162 public high schools	20.9%		28.1	1539^th of 2159 public high schools	28.7%	172	10.5	6.3	10.3	29.2	29.2	4.8	4.8	$17,781	$2,176	$15,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage High

What is the racial makeup of Heritage High?

Students at Heritage High are 30% White, 26% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Heritage High?

Heritage High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Loma Vista Elementary
Elementary : Pioneer Elementary
Elementary : R. Paul Krey Elementary
Elementary : Ron Nunn Elementary
Middle : Adams (J. Douglas) Middle

Is Heritage High a good school?

Heritage High ranks 270^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heritage High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,566 students attended Heritage High.

What district is Heritage High in?

Liberty Union High

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