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Highlands Elementary serves grades TK-5 in Spring Valley. Highlands is proud to serve our students and families with caring teachers and staff members and innovative instruction. Enroll today! 

Districtwide Announcements:

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Notice of Public Hearing

The Governing Board of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District will hold a Public Hearing at their regular meeting of September 30, 2025, at 6:00 pm at the Education Center, located at 4750 Date Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91942. To comply with Education Code 60119 and the Williams Settlement the District must hold a public hearing to determine through a Board resolution whether each pupil in the District, within the first eight weeks of the start of the 2025 - 2026 school year, has or will have sufficient textbooks and/or instructional materials in each subject area that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the California Board of Education.

Why You'll Love Highlands

  • Our Highlands Hawks show R.I.S.E. - Respect, Inspire, Succeed and Empathize, on campus and out in our community!
  • Our purpose is to cultivate a love of learning and develop student self-efficacy by maintaining high expectations for student success and supporting all students to meet the full potential in an inclusive and safe environment!
  • Our vision of success for our students is that our Hawks become life-long learners, are empathetic and resilient problem solvers, and are critical thinkers who make a positive impact on their community!
  • As a Community School, we partner with community organizations to ensure the needs of our students and their families are met!

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Important Information:

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Parents of 5th and 6th Graders

New State laws require all students to be immunized with Tdap before the first day of 7th Grade. Please get your immunization early and bring your yellow immunization card to the school office so we can verify your child has had his/her immunization.  NO SHOT NO SCHOOL - get yours now!

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