Heritage High School
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: 1,531
- Attendance Rate: 95%
- Number of Suspensions and Expulsions: 83
Average Class Size: 20 students per classroom
Graduation Rate: 92%
Drop Out Rate: 1.4%
Graduates who go on to college: 92%
Advanced Placement: 406 students took 585 exams, and 70% 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 22.7 is the best in school history
- Ten students were recognized in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship program
- Only school in the Denver metro area with two students who received the prestigious Boettcher Scholar recognition in 2008
- Graduating seniors accepted nearly $3 million in scholarship awards; 19 students accepted NCAA athletic scholarships
- Exceptional athletic and activity programs with many students receiving all-state and all-league honors
- Students raised more than $50,000 in three years for amputee and refugee camps and to build the Heritage School in Sierra Leone, Africa in conjunction with Operation Classroom
- Only school in LPS to improve in all seven areas tested on CSAP, and only LPS high school to achieve all Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets under No Child Left Behind
School Improvement Goals 2008 Update
- Increase the percentage of 9th and 10th grade students who score proficient or above by 2% per year on CSAP Reading and Writing and by 5% per year on CSAP Math by May 2009
- Increase enrollment in Advanced Placement courses; increase the number of students who qualify for college credit
- Ninth and tenth grade students will use embedded school-wide systems and advisory periods for studying so the percentage of students with at least one grade below a "C" will decrease by 2% per semester, which yields a 12% 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
2008 ACT (American College Test)
English: 22.4 (national is 20.7)
Math: 22.4 (national is 21.0)
Reading: 23.3 (national is 21.5)
Science: 22.2 (national is 21.0)
Composite: 22.7 (national is 21.2)
2008 SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Critical Reading: 578 (national is 502)
Math: 581 (national is 515)
Writing: 565 (national is 494)
Total: 1724 (national is 1511)