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Gerber Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Gerber, Proberta and Las Flores.

Gerber’s Schools page →

Students
400
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,390
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
The gist

What stands out about Gerber Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gerber. Grade by grade →

K–8Gerber ElementaryThis district
9–12Red Bluff HighRed Bluff Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency4%
State average 33.1% · 255 students tested
Reading / language arts18%
State average 46.7% · 245 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Red Bluff Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,390 per student · 13% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 75%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
382’20
409’21
399’22
410’23
400’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 18%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.