Summary:
Heritage Community Charter is the sole school in the Heritage Community Charter School Inc. district, serving 512 students in grades K–8 in Caldwell, Idaho. This K–8 elementary school performs well below state averages across nearly all subjects and grades, ranking 312th out of 346 Idaho schools (10th percentile) with a 1-star rating for 2025–2026. The district itself ranks 93rd out of 101 Idaho districts, and the school has historically sat in the bottom quartile, though its percentile improved from 4th to 10th in the most recent year.
Academically, the strongest subject is English Language Arts (ELA), with 34.7% proficiency compared to the state’s 54.0%. Math is the weakest, at just 21.7% proficiency versus a 43.1% state average. Grade-level bright spots include 4th grade (41.7% in both math and ELA) and 7th grade ELA (45.5%), while the most concerning results are 6th grade ELA (20.3%) and 8th grade math (19.2%). Science improved notably from 24.7% to 33.9% year over year, although it remains below the state figure. The school also faces serious non-academic challenges: 66.41% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, chronic absenteeism is 19.2% (well above the state’s 13.8%), and the student–teacher ratio is a high 21.3.
For parents, the key takeaway is that while Heritage Community Charter struggles overall, there are clear pockets of strength and signs of progress. The 4th grade year is a relative high point, and 7th grade reading is notably stronger than other grades. The drop in ELA proficiency from 5th to 6th grade and persistently low math scores suggest that the transition into middle school coursework is a critical challenge. Addressing chronic absenteeism and providing targeted support in math and 6th grade reading would likely have the biggest impact. With a modest per-student spending of $6,084 and high poverty rates, the school operates under significant resource constraints, yet the science improvement shows that focused efforts can yield results.
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