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What tradition at Highland Grove Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDLANDS UNIFIED·NCES 063207011102
Highland Grove Elementary
7700 Orange St., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 307-2420 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
327 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.3pp since 2014
Math
49.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 28.7% | 23.8% | 20.5% |
| Math | 22.5% | 27.1% | 28.7% | 21.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 52.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 39.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.5% | 65.1% |
| 2017-18 | 68.5% | 58.2% |
| 2016-17 | 60.1% | 47.2% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 44.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Highland Grove Elementary
Highland Grove Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Grove Elementary this school | 504 | 64.9% | 52.3% |
| Park Western Place Elementary San Pedro | 528 | 66.7% | 65.3% |
| Leona H. Cox Community Elementary Canyon Country | 459 | 65.4% | 50.9% |
| Washington Elementary Glendora | 421 | 63.9% | 59.6% |
| Howard Cattle Elementary Chino | 594 | 67.2% | 36.9% |
| Nichols Elementary Oceanside | 522 | 67.2% | 33.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Highland Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #1,567 of 5,151 | #49 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #1,623 of 5,172 ▼ 234 | #51 of 321 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,630 of 5,172 ▲ 141 | #64 of 321 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #915 of 5,116 | #61 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #2,385 of 5,915 | #201 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #4,528 of 5,352 | #297 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #2,296 of 5,354 | #85 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #3,240 of 5,625 | #253 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #3,481 of 3,837 | #220 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
504
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 504 | 20 | 25.2:1 | 65% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 20.3 | 25.3:1 | 67% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 18.5 | 27.6:1 | 66% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 67% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 17.5 | 29.9:1 | 59% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 19 | 28.1:1 | 59% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 52% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (523 to 504); teachers up 14% (17.5 to 20).
About Highland Grove Elementary
Highland Grove Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Highland, California. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 504 students in 2024-25.
Redlands Unified has 19,105 students in 25 schools, and Highland Grove Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Highland Grove Elementary is 64%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% White, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of San Bernardino County is roughly 55% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 25.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Highland Grove Elementary, which has 20. The school's 25.2:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 9 points.
Highland Grove Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.5%.
In the wider San Bernardino County area, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
The closest school to Highland Grove Elementary is Beattie Middle, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Highland Grove Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 52.3% versus a 33.0% average.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 505 to 504. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.0:1 in 2020-21, and 25.2:1 in 2024-25.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Redlands Unified
- Redlands Senior HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Citrus Valley HighHigh · 2,110 students
- Redlands East Valley HighHigh · 1,845 students
- Cope MiddleMiddle · 1,191 students
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Clement MiddleMiddle · 1,023 students
Other schools in Highland
- Beattie MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Serrano MiddleMiddle · 716 students
- Belvedere ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Lankershim ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Entrepreneur HighHigh · 528 students
- Arroyo Verde ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Beattie Middle0.1 mi · 1,072
- Arroyo Verde Elementary0.6 mi · 518
- Thompson Elementary1.3 mi · 455
- Cram Elementary1.6 mi · 507
- Cole Elementary1.8 mi · 380
- Cypress Elementary2.0 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Grove ElementaryHow many students attend Highland Grove Elementary?
Highland Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-05.
Is Highland Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Highland Grove Elementary have?
Highland Grove Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Highland Grove Elementary are roughly 13% White, 64% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Grove Elementary?
Highland Grove Elementary is overseen by Redlands Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.