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Heritage Elementary

Public Grades K-5

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 567 students in the Tustin Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with over 75% of students proficient in English and nearly 69% proficient in math, dramatically outperforming other nearby schools in Tustin Unified like Robert Heideman Elementary and Helen Estock Elementary. Heritage achieves this excellence with a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.5%, indicating strong student engagement, and it does so very efficiently, spending less per student than most comparable schools in the area.

Heritage demonstrates particularly effective support for all student groups, achieving results comparable to schools in more affluent districts while serving a diverse population. This creates a notable performance gap within its own district, highlighting Heritage as a model of effective and equitable education. Its consistent improvement and focus on attendance and instructional quality make it a clear leader among local options, including the similarly high-performing but demographically different Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy.

567

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,435

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15400 Lansdowne Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782-0222

(714) 430-2066

District: Tustin Unified

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tustin High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.0%

Hispanic:

20.3%

White:

19.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg56%

California avg41%

544^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 14% (2019) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin Unified 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	92.0	544 of 5857	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	764 of 5869	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	865 of 5859	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	902 of 5883	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	803 of 5789	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	335 of 1203	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	570 of 1205	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	302 of 1190	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	617 of 1154	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	519 of 5597	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	634 of 5612	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	776 of 5609	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	939 of 5635	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	1122 of 5492	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	1519 of 5413	71.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	1412 of 5107	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1153 of 5107	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	1065 of 5087	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	711 of 5084	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	500 of 4963	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	1085 of 4830	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	651 of 5460	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	1754 of 5517	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	926 of 5363	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	862 of 5264	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	1746 of 5173	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	2946 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	564 of 5628	90.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	916 of 5643	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	925 of 5638	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	838 of 5663	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	606 of 5510	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	844 of 5431	84.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	183 of 718	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	216 of 670	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	279 of 669	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	255 of 610	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.2	617 of 2635	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	154 of 2420	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	767 of 2598	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	903 of 2651	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	1021 of 2661	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	1006 of 2726	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	704 of 2834	75.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)77th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics69%+31 vs state

Science67%+35 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-5	15400 Lansdowne Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2066	567	21	27.0	32.5%	112 (19.8%)	5 (0.9%)	115 (20.3%)	261 (46.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (12.3%)	92	544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.8	764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	220																									67.5		67.5	75.6	69.8	80.7				75.3	74.4	62.7	68.7				68.7						$15,435	$1,711	$13,724
Sycamore Magnet Academy	Public	K-8	1402 Sycamore Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7360	1,085	43	25.1	87.2%	37 (3.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1,001 (92.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	14.3	5323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	5426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	103	5.2	11.5	3.1	0.0	0.0	5.5	20.8	15.4	14.1	7.7	10.5	15.8	5.2	16.7	1.6	7.7	10.5	8.6	3.1	10.3	3.1	3.9	0.0	4.8	9.4	7.3	8.1	21.9	15.8	27.1	25.2	29.6	29.6	25.7	29.2	13.7	15.0	11.0	13.2	14.0	15.3						$16,495	$2,174	$14,321
W. R. Nelson Elementary	Public	K-5	14392 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7536	460	18	25.5	87.2%	31 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	363 (78.9%)	37 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	25.2	4380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%		23.7	4502^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.3%	122																									18.8		18.8	29.4	31.3	29.5				30.0	35.7	27.7	19.8				27.3						$15,849	$2,039	$13,810
Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary	Public	K-5	1362 Mitchell Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7385	426	17	25.0	90.8%	16 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (85.9%)	27 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	31.3	3855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.6	3638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	217																									15.9		15.9	28.6	37.3	35.3				33.7	20.6	32.9	43.5				32.1						$16,347	$2,062	$14,285
Robert Heideman Elementary	Public	K-5	15571 Williams St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7521	502	19	26.4	97.0%	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	469 (93.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	23.5	4544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		20.3	4832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	288																									7.2		7.2	28.8	30.3	24.4				27.9	46.3	24.4	20.5				29.2						$17,543	$1,972	$15,571
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 East McFadden	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5700	380	18	21.0	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (98.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	4631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.4	5183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	552																									9.4		9.4	31.9	33.8	26.4				31.2	35.7	21.8	11.3				23.9						$28,278	$898	$27,380
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	1124 East Hobart St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6400	749	33	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (97.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	24.2	4477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.1	4453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	24																									15.3		15.3	12.2	29.4	35.3	47.0			29.8	15.3	26.2	24.6	27.9			23.3	90.7	93.5	92.8	92.1	92.1	$25,889	$1,087	$24,802
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	417 East Central Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3900	217	13	16.6	88.5%	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15.4	5231^st of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.9	5223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	8																									16.7		16.7	20.7	16.7	25.0				20.2	27.6	13.9	20.8				20.2						$31,643	$1,071	$30,572
Thomas A. Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	2063 Orange Ave.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 433-6900	332	16	20.6	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	326 (98.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	4703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		24.3	4433^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.5%	270																									11.1		11.1	37.9	31.3	22.2				31.1	32.8	9.4	13.3				20.7						$30,504	$1,456	$29,048
Helen Estock Elementary	Public	K-5	14741 North B St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7390	456	17	27.6	93.6%	21 (4.6%)	15 (3.3%)	376 (82.5%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11.6	5533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.5%		11.6	5579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	46																									5.4		5.4	21.3	18.6	23.6				21.4	19.0	12.5	13.0				14.8						$16,867	$2,025	$14,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary

What district is Heritage Elementary in?

Tustin Unified

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heritage Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Tustin High

Is Heritage Elementary a good school?

Yes. Heritage Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Heritage Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Heritage Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary?

Students at Heritage Elementary are 46% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 20% White, 12% Two or more races.

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