Heritage Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Horace, North Dakota

Heritage Middle School in Horace, North Dakota enrolled 799 students in 2024-25 with 79.0 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the North Dakota middle-school median of 12.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 50%

665 students in 2022-23, 754 students in 2023-24, 799 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.5 to 79.0.

Students enrolled at Heritage Middle School by school year2022-23: 665, 2023-24: 754, 2024-25: 79902004006008002022-236652023-247542024-25799
Students enrolled at Heritage Middle School by school year2022-23: 665, 2023-24: 754, 2024-25: 79902004006008002022-236652023-247542024-25799
Students enrolled at Heritage Middle School by school year2022-23: 665, 2023-24: 754, 2024-25: 79902004006008002022-236652023-247542024-25799
Students enrolled at Heritage Middle School by school year2022-23: 665, 2023-24: 754, 2024-25: 79902004006008002022-236652023-247542024-25799
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366552.512.7
2023-2475455.313.6
2024-2579979.010.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 North Dakota middle schools

Among the 36 North Dakota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; Heritage Middle School 10.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.557.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle School 10.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; Heritage Middle School 10.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.557.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle School 10.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; Heritage Middle School 10.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.57.512.517.5students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle School 10.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Dakota middle schools, 2024-2536 values from 4.8 to 20.2; Heritage Middle School 10.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →2.57.512.517.5students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle School 10.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 465 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Heritage Middle School enrolled 465 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 465 of the 465 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.2% of students were White, 6.3% Black, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.2%
  2. Black6.3%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Hispanic2.1%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Heritage Middle School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNorth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%43%43.8%
Math, 2022-2333%41% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Heritage Middle School

  1. Liberty Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 1,103 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. Cheney Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.6 miles away: 1,006 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  3. Compare Heritage Middle School with Liberty Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Fargo 6 School District spends per student$13,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,666
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaHeritage Middle School is the number 10 by size of 38 North Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#10 of 38
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 12.4 for middle schools.10.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Heritage Middle School

  1. How many students attend Heritage Middle School?
    799 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 665 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Horace, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Middle School?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Heritage Middle School a Title I school?
    Heritage Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Heritage Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Heritage Middle School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Heritage Middle School in?
    West Fargo 6 School District, NCES district ID 3819410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 381941000899 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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