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: 1,628
- Attendance Rate: 95%
- Number of Suspensions and Expulsions: 95
- Average Class Size: 25 students per classroom
- Graduation Rate: 93.5%
- Drop Out Rate: 0.7%
- Graduates who go on to college: 91%
- Advanced Placement: 261 students took 568 exams, and 73% scored a passing grade that qualifies them for college credit
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 22.8 is the best in school history
- Ten students were recognized in the 2009 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; 22 students accepted athletic scholarships in 2009
- Exceptional athletic and activity programs with many students receiving all-state and all-league honors
- Students raised more than $72,000 in three years for amputee and refugee camps and to build the Heritage School in Sierra Leone, Africa in conjunction with Operation Classroom
School Improvement Goals 2009 Update
- By 2012, increase the median growth percentile in CSAP reading, writing, and math by a total of six percent in each area, up to a 75% median growth percentile
- By 2012, 55% of students will be college ready in science and 65% of students will be college ready in math as measured by ACT
- 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
2009 ACT (American College Test) State Test
English: 21.1 (Colorado is 18.6)
Math: 21.5 (Colorado is 19.5)
Reading: 22.3 (Colorado is 20.1)
Science: 21.9 (Colorado is 19.8)
Composite: 21.8 (Colorado is 19.6)
2009 SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Critical Reading: 582 (Colorado is 568)
Math: 581 (Colorado is 575)
Writing: 563 (Colorado is 555)
Total: 1726 (Colorado is 1698)