📍 3131 S. Barcelona St., Spring Valley, San Diego County, 91977
Highlands Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spring Valley, San Diego County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melynda Pezone. It is part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
Highlands Elementary enrolls 496 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 18% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 60% |
| White | 88 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 496 students (78%) 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 Elementary 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 Elementary is one of 22 schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley, based in La Mesa, California. The district serves 10,460 students district-wide and employs 437 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, Highlands Elementary is close to the district average of about 475 students per school.
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