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Heritage Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

500 South Lincoln Avenue, Jerome, ID 83338 · (208) 595-1617

Jerome’s School Grade D better than 9% of Idaho school districts

Students
176
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Heritage Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 54%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

500 South Lincoln Avenue, Jerome

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten18
Grade 116
Grade 220
Grade 321
Grade 414
Grade 524
Grade 626
Grade 716
Grade 821
Enrollment over time
165’20
168’21
155’22
175’23
176’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 40%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heritage Academy from Jerome families.

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 Idaho’s other public schools; Jerome’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.