Highland Academy

Highland Academy is an intimate elementary school in Beaumont, California, run under Highland Academy District. The school educates 331 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Highland Academy is a school of Highland Academy District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Highland Academy lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 37% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Highland Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Riverside County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, census data for Riverside County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,074 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Highland Academy is one of 543 public schools in Riverside County (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Three Rings Ranch Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. As a public charter, Highland Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.