📍 9690 Winchester St., Lower Lake, Lake County, 95457
Highlands Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Lower Lake, Lake County. The school has 12 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Cook. It is part of the Konocti Unified school district. It serves grades 2–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1.
Highlands Academy enrolls 12 students across grades 2–8. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 2.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 8.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 8.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
11 of the school's 12 students (92%) 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 Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Highlands Academy is one of 11 schools in Konocti Unified, based in Lower Lake, California. The district serves 3,986 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 12 students, Highlands Academy is smaller than the district average of about 362 students per school.