📍 27332 Catala Ave., Saugus, Los Angeles County, 91350
Highlands Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saugus, Los Angeles County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ernestina Aguilar. It is part of the Saugus Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Highlands Elementary enrolls 561 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 6.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 312 | 56% |
| White | 170 | 30% |
| Asian | 36 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 561 students (22%) 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).
Highlands Elementary is one of 15 schools in Saugus Union, based in Santa Clarita, California. The district serves 9,191 students district-wide and employs 346 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 561 students, Highlands Elementary is close to the district average of about 613 students per school.
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