If you want an in-depth review of Heritage Academy, here you go:Some of the teachers were awesome and incredibly understanding. Having Friday’s off were nice. Other than that, that’s all the good I can give.During my six years at Heritage, the school indoctrinated Republican and Conservative ideas into everyone’s brain. If a comment isn’t conservative, it’s frowned upon. Teachers have talked about their religion openly in class which was uncomfortable when I was leaving the religion that a majority of the Heritage population practiced. When I did leave, mostly everyone in my class shunned me for not believing in Mormonism. Every Government and History conversation was incredibly biased and they worship the Founding Fathers constantly and it’s very concerning. Schools shouldn’t be influenced by politics, but somehow Heritage has managed to do so. They show Prager University clips in their history classes which is an extremely republican and conservative biased YouTube Channel. Basically, if you want a politically neutral and inviting place to send your kids, Heritage is NOT the answer.Edit:If you could remove my personal information and your comments on my religious experiences from your comment, that would be fantastic. I don’t want to report you guys for doxxing me. Extremely unprofessional.

First regarding special ed, I have a scholar with a previous IEP that transition to a 504 plan. There have been issues with teachers recognizing a 504 plan and providing the appropriate accommodations. If I reach out as a parent to to the teacher, I have been told the special ed team needs to let them know what accommodations are on the plan. But then when I include the administration and special ed on the email, miraculously the teacher is familiar with the plan. Luckily the supports needed are fairly simple for my scholar to advocate on his own, but it would be very nice if the teachers were provided more guidance in these areas. Its been almost 2 years since I had a meeting regarding this plan, and the last one was over the phone, just me and the special ed teacher.Some teachers are VERY difficult to contact. They barely respond to email, are not as available as they claim to be for makeup work or assistance with assignments. Other teachers are WONDERFUL, and really inspire a love for learning. I have a scholar who have purposely NOT selected dual enrollment or honors classes only to find out that the ONLY class available is an honors class. This wouldnt be a problem if students & parents were told that prior to registering for classes, but alas, they are not. If you are looking for a college prep school with a strong conservative bias, this could be a great school for you.There have been several inconsistencies with Heritage COVID policies. Prior to a theater performance, I had inquired about COVID safety precautions and was told via an email to all parents As soon as the performers leave the stage they will be expected to put their masks on and Audience members will be required to wear masks to attend this optional event. However at intermission, half the attendees had removed their masks. Following the show most of the students were outside in the courtyard mask-less. There was no enforcement. We have also kept our students home while they are sick per the COVID guidelines the school set in place for in person learning. However, my student received a notice that they were at risk of losing credit due to so many absences. This was finally resolved, but only after causing stress to an already stressed out scholar. While I was dealing with the loss of credit crisis the issue of mask enforcement policies came up. I questioned why some teachers were not being disciplined for not enforcing the schools mask policy, and I was told good teachers are hard to find. This was incredibly disappointing. Heritage advertises The purpose of education is to build strong character. To me, strong character starts with INTEGRITY, if you say you have a policy, you enforce it.Recently we experienced some troubling behavior at the end of a sports season. At a baseball game, we witnessed a simple error by one of the team members, the SHAMING from the coach to that player was extremely inappropriate. The coach was also yelling at the umpire during the game (more than a typical Im not happy with the call). Later in the season at the semi-final games, there were fights between the umpires and coaches, and the game ended with a student cussing out the umpire, and the coaches fighting with each other and the umpires. There was a definite lack of sportsmanship, which is disappointing.One scholar was completely left out of the yearbook. The solution Ill refund your purchase or give you a free one next year. Apparently there were several kids left out. I also had a straight A student who was not acknowledged at the awards assembly.

I switched into this school my junior year from Westwood high and I honestly feel like those who choose for themselves to attend heritage will find more enjoyment and satisfaction than those who may be pushed into heritage by parents or the likes of. I went in knowing the uniform policy, it’s strict rules, and the environment of the school. Upon arriving I’d say my expectations were met.Pros:The scheduling format is great, I prefer to take a class 2 times a week over 5 times a week. It makes it feel very refreshing and you do feel like you have more time to work and learn. It is also conveniently located right next to the light rail station, which was very helpful for me while I attended EVIT. It is also located by a good bunch of restaurants and fast food for lunch. The teaching staff is great and I felt like I had a positive experience with almost all of my teachers at this school.Some negatives:The school does not have an on-site nurse which to me is scary. I once had an allergic reaction to a spider bit while I was in class and felt my throat swell up, I needed to call my mom and ask her to bring me benedryl. To coincide with this, the school doesn’t have a counselor other than one for college guidance. I think these two things would definitely give the school another star on my rating. I also felt at times that certain classes, particularly history oriented classes, felt like they had a strong right-wing bias towards them. When I was choosing to go to this school, I was expecting this given the schools demographic and dedication to a very constitution-based curriculum, so to me it didn’t matter to much. I did feel that I had opportunities to speak my own opinion’s in these classes and had open debates about them. It helped strengthen my views, but if you are uncomfortable with your child not going the typical public school history route, then this school might not be your place. My last con is that the school tends to plan really important meetings for senior’s at the worst times for kids in EVIT which was during lunch. I ended up missing out on the “senior assassins” game because I had to take the lightrail to evit or else I would be tardy. Even when I got a car to drive to EVIT, I only had enough time to eat and drive there, when I got there it was usually 5 minutes before the bell rang. To people with AM EVIT, this probably wasn’t a problem but it didn’t benefit me at all with afternoon EVIT.That concludes my very detailed review. I hope that this reaches someone at the school. I overall did enjoy my time there, but I did only spend 2 years there compared to the usual 6 others spend.

People learn so much at Heritage, and it is where great values and friendships are forged. I have not seen any racism at Heritage, and there is no bullying either. I also love the patriotism students learn about. For those concerned about there being too many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who most people know as Mormons, only around half of the students are members. There is room for both members and non-members at Heritage. This is an amazing school, and I would highly recommend it.

Awesome school, from students to faculty. Curriculum is strong enough to provide opportunities for students to graduate with two AA degrees. I love this learning institution.

Such a wonderful school filled with great people. Everyone here helps the learning environment and makes learning enjoyable, but still hard enough to teach us necessary life skills. I cant think of anything wrong with Heritage. Thank you all!

I absolutely love this school. I love the other students and especially the faculty. They go out of their way to make school a better experience for me. Its a fantastic environment.

I have been at Heritage Academy for quite some time and the teachers really care about the students and their learning environment. Heritage is a great school especially for gifted learners and provides a great variety of electives. They are not bias to anyone and they love all their scholars equally.

I tried so hard to find a decent school for my daughter and thought I found one, I was wrong. This school has been an absolute disaster. Very poorly run. And they dont let you know ahead of admittance that they expect you to pay an outrageous amount of money on their clothes that arent functional and had an email sent out at the beginning of the year that kids will need to wear shorts under their mandatory clothes so they are properly covered. I cant get the books my daughter needs from her teachers because they are never at the school and dont answer emails. And after calling and visiting the school several times still havent gotten issues resolved. And most importantly they dont care about the health and well being of their students. They decided not to take any safety precautions for covid because it wasnt a law.

Any review less than five stars here is complaining because their kid either didn’t measure up or screwed up. Heritage Academy is a solid school with great values and consistent follow through to uphold them. Dr. Moore is a fantastic principal! He and his staff deserve a lot more positive feedback than they’re given here in some of the low star reviews. Keep up the good work and know that there are many parents that see the great work you’re doing.

This school is a great place to send your kids. The education and history taught is very excellent. I am proud of this school. Thank you so much Heritage!

This school deserves six and a half stars but it wouldnt let me give it that so I stuck with five. But seriously this school is supa dupa fresh bro. There are so many nice kids who come to Heritage and its a great place to make friends, learn stuff, build character, improve patriotism, and rock the hottest polo shirts in Mesa.

This school supports all their scholars in a very pleasing way. Heritage is filled with great people, Ive met life long friends here.

Great place to send your kids if you want to jam religious bias and false patriotism down their throats. Zero tolerance for forward thinking. But to each their own I guess.

Heritage Academy is truly a fantastic organization full of educators who are seeking to inspire students. I have had 3 students attend this great facility and come out better for it. We have recently moved away from AZ, and I know I will have an impossible task to find a similar institution. Kudos to Principal Taylor for having an educational vision and bringing it to a wonderful reality.

Heritage is an amazing school! There are great values taught to the students. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!

Heritage Academy is an amazing school! Not only is this a tuition-free school with high academic standards, excellent teachers and great electives/extracurricular (ex: they have Kenpo Karate and Ballroom Dance!), but its a safe environment for students and a place that helps scholars build character during their time at Heritage Academy. I love that they offer a classical education and focus on the Constitution during the students 6 years there. I will definitely be sending my children here when they are old enough!

I have attended Heritage for six years and have absolutely loved every single moment. Everything from the wide selection of extracurricular activities to the expansion to three campuses to a fantastic senior year, it all has been wonderful. This school is like no other, and I believe everyone should come here. Exceptional staff, positive and safe environment, amazing students, and a small class size. I have gotten to know my friends so well over the years due to Heritage having a smaller student population as opposed to other high schools. I highly recommend this school to any parent seeking better education for their children or for anyone looking for the right education on the proper role and principles behind good government. I love it, and you will too!

Solid coaches

Great school! love the teachers

Positive environment for those who want to be good citizens

I have attended this school for almost six years, and I have to say I am going to miss it terribly. When I first enrolled as a shy seventh grader, I was blown away by the kindness of all the students and faculty. Bullying simply is not an issue there like it is at public schools. Needless to say, I have had a fantastic experience growing lifelong friendships and being well-prepared for college and beyond.

Wonderful leadership and wonderful group of students!

I’ve been so impressed with the 7th Grade Teachers! You are the reason we attend Heritage Academy.

Top school in the world so many great teachers you cant count them all.

It is my school.

This school is possibly the worst school ive ever attended. the teachers are crazy(mrs. denton) the students are horrible people. and something i noticed is that half the reviews are by students or biased teachers. i would not recommend this school unless u like being bullied, disrespected, and depressed.

Wonderful school, good parking, art center is across the street, and most of all its easily accessible for everyone

A well-run school with impressive staff. Constitutional values are taught to hopefully improve government through an informed citizenry.

I go there and I love the great thing we are able to do. The sports program is totes lit.

I am so heart broken after I got the news today that my son will not be walking in his graduation but will get his diploma. My son is a 4.0 student and never been in any trouble before but he decided to do a little senior prank that was so harmless but the principal on a power trip is a heartless man. He has taken my dream and smashed it to pieces all to prove a point.Its not the school its the new principal that became in charge.

I like beans.

This school has an amazing program of both curricular and extracurricular classes. The teachers care so much about the students, and its reflected in the ways they teach. Ive gone here for six years, and all but one or two of the classes that Ive taken have challenged me to work harder, think more deeply, and build good character. Drugs are not an issue(there have been maybe two or three drug busts in all of my time here), swearing is much less of an issue than it is at other schools, Ive never seen anybody get bullied, but if they did, you can be sure that someone would stand up for them, because thats the kind of people we have here. We dont have any police officers assigned to our school, but if youre worried about security, rest assured that we have a retired NFL player and a fifth-degree black belt as teachers who are always on guard, watching for suspicious behavior. Weve had a couple scares from shady people coming on or loitering outside the campus, since we are in downtown Mesa, but theyve always been detained long before anything bad happened. Heritage is honestly one of the safest places I know. If youre looking for a school with a great education and high standards, this is the place for you.

Anyone who doesnt support homophobia, racism, and brainwashing need not apply. Also, the people who say bullying doesnt happen just doesnt see it happen.

Its the perfect school, all students are friendly and the teacher are great comprehensive, its a strong school and power academy 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Excellent education, good environment, quality extracurricular and just an overall great school.

Great school!

The most rasist school in mesa 0 stars

I hate this school because the kids are annoying and some are racist. the teachers are annoying . so ya...(not even 1 star) overall a public school is better

As long as Dr. Moore is principal, keep your kids out of this school!

Best school ever

Amazing school

Worst school ever