Heber Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Heber.

At a glance

1,155Students enrolled

2Schools

$21,769Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

70%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Heber

Grades K–4

Dogwood Elementary606 students · HeberThis district

Grades 5–8

Heber549 students · HeberThis district

Grades 9–12

Central Union High or Southwest HighDepends on your addressCentral Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency23%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts39%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 89% at Central Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,769

per student each year · 3% above the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration34%

Other9%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)12%

State77%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,181’20

1,152’21

1,186’22

1,186’23

1,155’24

Students

Hispanic · 98%1,135

White · 1%13

Two or more races · 0%5

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Black · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district · 2 next

This district · grades K–8

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Dogwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–4 · 606 students · Heber

B-Public 📚

HeberMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 549 students · Heber

B-Public

Where students go next · Central Union High School District

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Central Union HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,006 students · El Centro

B+Public 🏫

Southwest HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,846 students · El Centro

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.