1401 West Geddes Avenue
Littleton, CO  80120
303-347-7600
http://heritage.littletonpublicschools.net 
Principal:  Mr. Ken Moritz
School Hours:  7:21 a.m. to 2:18 p.m. 

 About Our School

• Enrollment:  1,607
• Attendance Rate:  95%
• Average Class Size:  18 students per classroom
• Graduation Rate:  92%
• Drop Out Rate:  1.2%
• Graduates who go on to college:  91%
• Advanced Placement:  377 students took 755 exams, and 499 exams were graded 3 or higher

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
• ACT (American College Tests) composite score of 22.7 is the best in school history
• Ten students were recognized in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship program
• Graduating seniors were offered nearly $3 million in scholarship awards
• Exceptional athletic and activity programs with many students receiving all-state and all-league honors
• Students raised more than $14,000 for amputee and refugee camps in Sierra Leone. New York Times best-selling author of A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah, visited HHS to thank students and support a school-wide book read

School Improvement Goals 2007 Update

• Heritage will increase the percentage of 9th and 10th grade students who score "Proficient or above" by 2 percent per year on CSAP Reading and Writing and by 5 percent per year on CSAP Math through the 2009 test
• Heritage will provide more successful access to Advanced Placement courses. Successful access is defined by a 1 percent increase in enrollment and a 2 percent increase in scores of "3 or higher" per year through 2009
• Ninth and tenth grade students will utilize embedded school-wide systems and Advisory periods for improvement so the percentage of students with at least one grade below a "C" will decrease by 2 percent per semester. This will yield a 12 percent improvement by 2009.

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

2007 ACT (American College Test)
English:  21.7 (national is 20.7)
Math:  22.0 (national is 21.0)
Reading:  22.6 (national is 21.5)
Science:  21.5 (national is 21.0)
Composite: 22.1 (national is 21.2)

2007 SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Critical Reading:  580 (national is 502)
Math:  578 (national is 515)
Writing:  562 (national is 494)
Total:  1720 (national is 1511)