Summary
Heritage High School is a large public high school in Vancouver, Washington, serving grades 9–12 in the Evergreen School District (Clark), with 1,569 students and a 20:1 student-teacher ratio. The school serves a diverse, middle-sized urban-suburban area and has a mixed academic profile: graduation and dropout results are relatively strong, while math and science achievement remain important challenges.
For 2025–2026, Heritage ranked in the 23rd percentile statewide, an improvement from the 19th percentile the previous year. English Language Arts is its strongest tested subject, with 47.31% of students proficient—above the district average of 40.55%, though below the Washington average of 52.81%. Math proficiency was 20.16%, compared with 33.45% in the district and 43.11% statewide. Science proficiency was 32.95%, below both the district’s 40.43% and the state’s 50.95%. Heritage outperformed the similarly sized Evergreen High School in ELA, math, and science, but trailed Prairie High School and the much smaller, specialized Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School. The strongest nearby traditional comparison is Hockinson High School, which posted substantially higher proficiency results.
Completion outcomes are a notable strength. Heritage’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90.7%, above Washington’s 82.6% and close to the district’s 91.7%; its dropout rate fell to 7.3%, below the state’s 9.8%. Recent gains include improved ELA and math results, a higher statewide ranking, and stronger graduation outcomes, although science declined. With per-student spending of $17,617 and a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 51.88%, its resources and student composition are broadly similar to other large local schools. Parents may see Heritage as a school making progress, particularly in helping students graduate, but with a clear need for stronger math and science instruction and continued attention to differences in outcomes among student groups.
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