Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 378 students
Highlands Elementary
3131 South Barcelona St., Spring Valley, CA 91977
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
357
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
27.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
La Mesa-Spring Valley
San Diego County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Highlands Elementary
Highlands Elementary is a public elementary school in Spring Valley, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of La Mesa-Spring Valley. The school is located in a large suburb in San Diego County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 357 students were enrolled, with about 27.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 357 students
- Students per teacher
- 27.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- La Mesa-Spring Valley
- County
- San Diego County
- NCES school ID
- 062025002429
Schools near Highlands Elementary
All 18 schools in Spring Valley →
Loma Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 315 students
Casa de Oro Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 320 students
Santa Sophia Academy
Private · Grades K–8 · 218 students
Avocado Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 573 students
Murdock Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 608 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.