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Highlands Elementary

Regular School · La Mesa, CA

Highlands Elementary is a regular school school in La Mesa, California, serving grades KG–05 with 357 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 27.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
357
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
27.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 236 66%
White 55 15%
Black or African American 26 7%
Two or more races 26 7%
Asian 11 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 357 187M / 169F

English Language Learners: 118 (33% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 33.9% 1
Reading Proficiency S 48.7% 1
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.39 grade levels
Math
-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
146
40.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 357 100%

Contact & Location

4750 Date Ave.

La Mesa, CA 91942

Phone: (619)668-5780

http://www.lmsvschools.org

District

La Mesa-Spring Valley

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,904

District enrollment: 10,725

NCES ID

062025002429

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD