Highland Grove Elementary

Set in Highland, California, Highland Grove Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus, operated by Redlands Unified. It educates 504 students across grades K through 5.

Across the 25 schools in Redlands Unified (19,105 students total), Highland Grove Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Highland Grove Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%; the rest is composed of 13% White, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Highland Grove Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Bernardino County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Highland Grove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

In the broader community, San Bernardino County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Highland Grove Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Beattie Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Grove Elementary. On composite proficiency, Highland Grove Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highland Grove Elementary has ticked down 4%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 25% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 29.9:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Highland Grove Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.