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Heritage High School

Public Grades 9-12
124th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 620 Illinois High Schools
Better than 80% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Heritage High School is a small grades 9–12 school in Broadlands, Illinois, with 121 students. SchoolDigger gives it 4 stars and an 80th-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–26; its district, Heritage CUSD 8, ranks 196th of 738 Illinois districts. The clearest academic concern is the contrast between strong grade 10 math and grade 9 math below the state average.

Heritage’s strongest reported results are in ELA and science: in 2025–26, its ELA scores were 71% in grade 10 and 77% in grade 9, respectively 17 and 16 percentage points above state results. Grade 10 science was 63%, 14 points above the state, and the highest reported among nearby schools; grade 9 science was 52%, 5 points above the state. Grade 10 math was also strong at 50%, 14 points above the state and higher than nearby schools with reported scores. Grade 9 math, however, was 32%, 10 points below the state and fifth among seven nearby schools with results. Reported school and district test scores are identical. Graduation was 100% in 2025–26, while chronic absenteeism was 25%—2 points above the state and 5 points above the district.

Results have shifted considerably: grade 10 ELA rose 21 percentage points and grade 10 math rose 25 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while grade 9 math fell 14 points. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile climbed from 31 in 2023–24 to 80 in 2025–26, but its latest lead over St Joseph-Ogden High School is just 1 point. The student-teacher ratio was 10.7 in 2024–25, below the nearby-school average of about 11.2. In that same school year, 48% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, near the nearby-school average of 43%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students rose from the 17th percentile in 2023–24 to the 51st in 2024–25, still below the school’s overall 79th percentile that year.

121
Students ?
10.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,770
Per pupil spending ?
47.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
100%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 206 E Diller St
       Broadlands, IL  61816-9042

(217) 834-3392

District: Heritage CUSD 8


Feeder schools for Heritage High School:

Elementary:    Heritage Junior High and Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.8%
Two or more races:
9.1%
Hispanic:
3.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 20% of Illinois high schools
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school57%
District avg57%
Illinois avg47%
124th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Top 20%▲ up 32 pts since 2016
From bottom 48% (2016) to top 20% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
196th of 738Heritage CUSD 8 among Illinois 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202673.4124 of 62080.0%★★★★☆
202574.9144 of 69879.4%★★★★☆
202428.8481 of 69731.0%★★☆☆☆
202365.1206 of 69970.5%★★★★☆
202265.3209 of 69970.1%★★★★☆
202159.1230 of 68866.6%★★★☆☆
201942.6403 of 70142.5%★★☆☆☆
201831.6461 of 64728.7%★☆☆☆☆
201741.1388 of 64239.6%★★☆☆☆
201645.4334 of 64348.1%★★☆☆☆
201557.4219 of 61464.3%★★★☆☆
201444.8412 of 67038.5%★★☆☆☆
201367.6231 of 67065.5%★★★☆☆
201260.5278 of 66558.2%★★★☆☆
201172.8184 of 65571.9%★★★★☆
201086.265 of 64389.9%★★★★★
200950.4356 of 63243.7%★★☆☆☆
200867.6199 of 62468.1%★★★☆☆
200744.6382 of 61237.6%★★☆☆☆
200676.4122 of 59679.5%★★★★☆
200571.5165 of 59072.0%★★★★☆
200469.6177 of 59270.1%★★★★☆
200355.2298 of 58649.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.0189 of 68572.4%★★★★☆
202425.0479 of 66427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202369.6161 of 65675.5%★★★★☆
202256.0266 of 65859.6%★★★☆☆
202140.9358 of 63944.0%★★☆☆☆
201953.5298 of 66555.2%★★★☆☆
201834.5420 of 62032.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.1332 of 67250.6%★★★☆☆
202419.6533 of 63916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.7455 of 58522.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202692.138 of 52192.7%★★★★★
202577.1118 of 68582.8%★★★★☆
202432.7429 of 66835.8%★★☆☆☆
202359.6227 of 66866.0%★★★☆☆
202272.6132 of 66480.1%★★★★☆
202166.9174 of 65373.4%★★★★☆
201936.3438 of 67535.1%★★☆☆☆
201831.9435 of 61929.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202660.0165 of 51568.0%★★★☆☆
202561.8181 of 56467.9%★★★☆☆
202419.2464 of 55416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202349.3251 of 55754.9%★★★☆☆
202255.8216 of 56061.4%★★★☆☆
202144.1262 of 55352.6%★★★☆☆
201925.9425 of 55223.0%★☆☆☆☆
201816.6488 of 54810.9%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school
Female (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)68th percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts74%+17 vs state
Science57%+9 vs state
Mathematics41%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 121 students attended Heritage High School.

Heritage High School ranks 124th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Heritage High School are 87% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Heritage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heritage Junior High and Elementary School

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Latest Illinois data All new data »
2025–26 school spending dataOct 30, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 30, 2026
2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2026
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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