Summary:
Heber, California, has two schools serving kindergarten through grade 8: Dogwood Elementary serves K–4 and enrolls 606 students, while Heber serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 549. The latest results show different strengths by school and subject; the clearest area-wide takeaway is that mathematics averages 42% across the two schools, 4 points above California, but that strength is concentrated at Dogwood.
Dogwood stands out in all-grades mathematics, with 50% proficient—11 points above the state and 14 points above Heber. It is also above the state in both reported math grades: grade 3 by 5 points and grade 4 by 4. Heber leads in all-grades ELA at 50%, about level with the state and 3 points above Dogwood, whose 47% is 3 points below California. Heber’s all-grades math result is 35%, 3 points below the state, but it hides a sharp grade pattern: grades 5 and 6 are 10 and 12 points below state results, while grades 7 and 8 are 3 and 9 points above. Heber is the only school with reported science scores; its 34% is 2 points below the state.
Recent ELA trends diverged: Heber gained 2 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Dogwood fell 3. Mathematics was nearly flat at Dogwood and rose 1 point at Heber; Heber’s science score improved 6 points, compared with a 3-point state increase, though it remains below the state overall. SchoolDigger currently gives both schools three stars; its statewide ranking percentile is 63 for Dogwood and 64 for Heber, up 3 and 4 points, respectively, from 2023–2024. In 2024–2025, student–teacher ratios were 19.5 at Dogwood and 20.7 at Heber; both reported free/reduced lunch eligible measures for that year, at 71% and 69%. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 28% at Dogwood and 13% at Heber, compared with 18% statewide. These are useful differences in school profiles, not explanations for test results.
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