Highland Academy District

Located at 715 Wellwood Ave. in Beaumont, California, Highland Academy District operates as an active, independent public charter district nestled within the suburban landscape of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area. Serving a focused single-school system, the district delivers comprehensive instruction for children from kindergarten through eighth grade. During the 2024–2025 academic year, Highland Academy educates 331 students, maintaining a particularly strong presence in its upper-grade levels. The student body is culturally vibrant and diverse, comprising 164 Hispanic students, 123 White students, and 17 multiracial students, alongside Asian, Black, and American Indian peers, cultivating an inclusive primary and middle school environment.

To ensure tailored academic support and strong community connections, the district is backed by a robust workforce of 66 full-time equivalent staff members. This includes 34 full-time equivalent classroom teachers, three instructional aides, and 29 support personnel, establishing an exceptionally favorable student-to-teacher ratio of under 10 to 1 that encourages individual attention and student mentorship. Functioning as its own local educational agency for federal programs, Highland Academy offers parents a close-knit, well-supported setting for early childhood and early adolescent development, while providing education researchers a compelling model of a single-site charter district successfully serving a growing suburban community.