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B−

Heber Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Heber.

Heber’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

Students
1,155
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,769
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$9.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Heber Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.8M, about $8,444 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BHeber 7,312

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Heber. Grade by grade →

K–4Dogwood ElementaryThis district
5–8HeberThis district
9–122 high schoolsCentral Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.1% · 801 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 46.7% · 801 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 86% at Central 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
$21,769 per student · 3% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 77%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,181’20
1,152’21
1,186’22
1,186’23
1,155’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 98%White 1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dogwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Heber
C+
606 students20:1
Heber
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Heber
B−
549 students21:1

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.