Highlands Academy

Highlands Academy operates as a tiny 6-8 campus in Lower Lake, California, run under Konocti Unified. Current enrollment sits at 15 students spanning grades 2 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Highlands Academy sits 98% leaner than that benchmark.

Highlands Academy is one of 10 schools operated by Konocti Unified, a district that caters to 3,985 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Highlands Academy shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Highlands Academy has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lake County shows median household income runs about $60,621, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,167 students), Highlands Academy is one campus in the mix.

Carle (William C.) High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 44%: 27 students in 2018 compared to 15 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 19% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.