New Vision Middle

New Vision Middle is a close-knit middle school in Highland, California, overseen by New Vision Middle District. The school serves 460 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 30% below typical.

Operationally, New Vision Middle answers to New Vision Middle District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, New Vision Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above San Bernardino County's rate of about 74%.

In the area at large, census data for San Bernardino County shows median household earnings sit near $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), New Vision Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Entrepreneur High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. New Vision Middle operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On allk12, members of the New Vision Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.