Highland Elementary

Highland Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary campuss in Inglewood, California, operated by Inglewood Unified, with 323 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 16 schools in Inglewood Unified (6,727 students total), Highland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Highland Elementary reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 43% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Highland Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at Highland Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Highland Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.5%; this one delivers 25.2%.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Highland Elementary is one.

Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Highland Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 45%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Highland Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.