1401 West Geddes Avenue
Littleton, CO 80120
303-347-7600
http://heritage.littletonpublicschools.net 
Principal: Ms. Stacey Riendeau
School Hours: 7:21 a.m. to 2:18 p.m.
PLC Late Start Time is 9:21 a.m.
About Our School
- Enrollment: 1,752
- Attendance Rate: 95%
- Number of Suspensions and Expulsions: 117
- Average Class Size: 28 students per classroom
- Graduation Rate: 93.5%
- Drop Out Rate: 0.7%
- Graduates who go on to college: 89%
- Advanced Placement: 366 students took 857 exams, and 554 scored a passing grade that qualifies them for college credit. In 2010, 43% of our senior class completed an AP course before graduating.
Sources of Pride
- Ranked as one of the top high schools in America by Newsweek Magazine
- 5280 magazine acknowledged Heritage High School as one of the top schools in the Denver area
- Four students were recognized in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship program
- Only school in the Denver metro area with two students who received the prestigious Boettcher Scholar recognition in 2008, and one student in 2010
- Graduating seniors were offered $7 million in scholarship awards; 12 students accepted athletic scholarships in 2010
- Exceptional athletic and activity programs with many students receiving all-state and all-league honors
- Students raised more than $85,000 in four years for amputee and refugee camps and to build our sister school, Heritage School, in Sierra Leone, Africa in conjunction with Operation Classroom
- We offer five College Ready courses for both high school and college credit as well as 19 Advanced Placement Courses.
School Improvement Goals 2010 Update
- By 2012, the median HHS student will continue to grow at the 70th median growth percentile in Reading, Writing, and Math for students with disabilities.
- By 2012, the median HHS student will continue to grow at the 60th median growth percentile in Reading, Writing, and Math.
- By 2012, we will increase the percentage of students who are college ready in all four areas as measured by ACT to 40%
- By 2012, 35% of graduating seniors will successfully complete an AP or college ready course
- By 2012, 100% of students will develop an understanding of information literacy and successfully use digital communication tools to collaborate and publish across classrooms and cultures
- By 2012, 100% of students will report that at least one teacher knows and values them as learners
- By 2012, 95% of students will participate in at least one school club, sport, or activity
Graduation Requirements
- Language Arts: 35 semester credits
- Social Studies: 30 semester credits
- Mathematics: 16 semester credits (2 years)
- Science: 16 semester credits (2 years)
- Fine Arts/Practical Arts: 12 semester credits
- Physical Education: 12 semester credits
- Electives: In addition to the required credits, each student must select sufficient additional classes to complete a minimum of 188 semester credits.
College Entrance Exams
2011 ACT (American College Test) State Test
English: 21.6 (Colorado is 19.0)
Math: 22.3 (Colorado is 20.0)
Reading: 22.7 (Colorado is 19.9)
Science: 22.7 (Colorado is 20.2)
Composite: 22.4 (Colorado is 19.9)
2011 SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Critical Reading: 575 (Colorado is 570)
Math: 583 (Colorado is 573)
Writing: 562 (Colorado is 556)
Total: 1720 (Colorado is 1699)