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Heritage Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2815 Highlands Lane, Wilmington, DE 19808 · (302) 454-3424 · Part of Red Clay Consolidated School District

Pike Creek Valley’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Delaware school districts

Students
492
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Heritage Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Delaware’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Pike Creek Valley kids: Skyline Middle School

On the path

Where Pike Creek Valley kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Heritage Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Skyline Middle Schoolin Wilmington

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 41.9%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Delaware’s 192 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

2815 Highlands Lane, Wilmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 182
Grade 271
Grade 378
Grade 494
Grade 583
Enrollment over time
492’20
485’21
476’22
493’23
492’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 16%Black 11%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heritage Elementary School from Pike Creek Valley families.

Other schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District

The district →
Red Clay Early Years Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Wilmington
335 students13:1
Brandywine Springs School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wilmington
A−
941 students15:1
William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hockessin
A
613 students16:1
North Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hockessin
A+
589 students15:1
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
C−
549 students13:1
Linden Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wilmington
A
532 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Delaware’s other public schools; Pike Creek Valley’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.