📍 6601 Guthrie Way, North Highlands, Sacramento County, 95660
Highlands High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in North Highlands, Sacramento County. The school has 744 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darryl Hawthrone. It is part of the Twin Rivers Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Highlands High enrolls 744 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 393 | 53% |
| White | 122 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 15% |
| Asian | 58 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
666 of the school's 744 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Highlands High is one of 43 schools in Twin Rivers Unified, based in McClellan, California. The district serves 24,849 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 744 students, Highlands High is larger than the district average of about 578 students per school.