Heritage High, Wake Forest: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment and calendar pages, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; Wake County property records; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; the federal NCES school directory; and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.

Heritage High is a Wake County Public School System high school at 1150 Forestville Road, Wake Forest. In our Oct. 12 check of 1,000 homes spread across the Wake County part of Wake Forest, drawn from Wake County property records and run through the district’s base school lookup, 297 were assigned to Heritage High. The homes in our check assigned to Heritage High were assigned to Heritage Middle (162), Wake Forest Middle (79) or Rolesville Middle (56). Its homepage lists more than 24 AP courses and 62 honors courses, AP Capstone, Career and College Promise dual enrollment, courses in 22 career pathways, an Institute of Agribusiness Leaders and a 4x4 block schedule.

Who to call

• Front office: 919-570-5600, 1150 Forestville Road
• School website: heritagehs.wcpss.net
• Enrolling a new student: WCPSS enrollment page; Student Assignment 919-431-7333
• Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s base school lookup
• Buses: WCPSS Transportation 919-805-3030

Principal

Principal Jo Ellen Newhouse, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 1,728 students in the 2024-25 school year, down from 1,776 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 1,817 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school, charter schools included, A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For a high school, achievement includes end-of-course tests, the ACT or WorkKeys, NC Math 3 and the four-year graduation rate.

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. The state released 2025-26 test results in September 2026; from its 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

• At grade level or above, all end-of-course tests: 67.3% (statewide: 59.6%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 46.4%
• Growth: met expected growth
• ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 72.2% (statewide: 54.5%)
• ACT or WorkKeys benchmark, 12th graders: 72.4%
• Four-year graduation rate: 90.8% (statewide: 89%)

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone

WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the district’s base school lookup to see all three, or browse the base attendance area map. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s enrollment pages, so the pairings above come from the lookup itself; Student Assignment, 919-431-7333, can confirm an address.

The list of proposed base area changes in the district’s draft 2027-28 enrollment plan, which the Board of Education is scheduled to vote on Nov. 17 after a public hearing Oct. 20, does not name Heritage High. None of the 1,000 Wake Forest homes in our check would change schools under the draft, according to the district’s proposal lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Heritage High follows the district’s traditional calendar. Coming dates on the 2026-27 traditional calendar (PDF):

• Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher workday, no school for students
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
• Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break

Bell times: 7:18 a.m. to 2:18 p.m., according to the bell schedule posted on the school’s website.

Sports and activities

Heritage is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference C for the 2025-29 alignment, with East Wake, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Franklinton and Vance County, according to the approved realignment.

The Huskies’ athletics website lists these teams:

• Boys: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling
• Girls: basketball, cross country, flag football, golf, gymnastics, indoor track, lacrosse, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling
• Coed: competitive cheerleading, cross country, flag football, sideline cheerleading, stunt, swimming, track and wrestling

Fall schedules and results are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard.

More

• The school’s own website and the district’s enrollment page
• Every public school in Wake Forest, with zones and report cards
• Our Wake Forest schools guide for district calendars, enrollment dates and the school board

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Heritage High serve?

Heritage High serves ninth grade through 12th grade.

What is Heritage High’s school grade?

Heritage High earned a B, with a score of 76, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 67.3% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it met its growth target.

What time does Heritage High start?

The school day runs 7:18 a.m. to 2:18 p.m., according to the school’s website.

What conference is Heritage High in?

Heritage is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference C for the 2025-29 alignment, with East Wake, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Franklinton and Vance County.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Heritage High?

Enter the address in the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits.