Highlands High

Highlands High operates as a moderately sized 9-12 campus in North Highlands, California, part of Twin Rivers Unified. Current enrollment sits at 778 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Highlands High is one of 44 schools operated by Twin Rivers Unified, a district that instructs 24,770 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Highlands High lists that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 17% White, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Highlands High has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Highlands High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Highlands High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.6%; this one delivers 23.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Highlands High is one.

Hillsdale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highlands High at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highlands High has edged up 5%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 778 in 2025.

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