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Heritage Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2545 Sweet Home Rd, Amherst, NY 14228 · (716) 250-1525 · Part of Sweet Home Central School District

Amherst’s School Grade A− better than 82% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
452
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Heritage Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 35.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Amherst kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Amherst kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Heritage Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2545 Sweet Home Rd, Amherst

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten66
Grade 173
Grade 270
Grade 362
Grade 456
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
333’20
333’21
406’22
419’23
452’24

Up 35.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 19%Asian 16%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%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 Heights Elementary School from Amherst families.

Other schools in Sweet Home Central School District

The district →
Glendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tonawanda
C+
443 students12:1
Willow Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
B−
427 students12:1
Maplemere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Amherst
B−
488 students12:1
Sweet Home Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Amherst
C−
858 students11:1
Sweet Home Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Amherst
A
1,105 students12:1

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