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Heber

Q: Is Heber a good school?

Heber ranks 999 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 64% of California middle schools

Summary

Heber is a 3-star middle school serving 549 students in grades 5-8, located in a rural agricultural community within the Heber Elementary district, and it performs above average compared to other California middle schools.

The school's most remarkable strength is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism at 6.7%, which is dramatically better than nearby schools like Barbara Worth Junior High (30.2%) and William Moreno Junior High (28.6%), and far below the state average. This strong attendance culture is a key differentiator. Academically, Heber shows particular effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, earning 5-star ratings for its English Language Learners and migrant students, outperforming many surrounding schools with similar demographics.

While test scores in English and Math are close to state averages, the school achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. Performance has remained consistent and even improved through challenging times, and students show steady improvement in English scores from 5th to 8th grade. Compared to other schools in the Imperial Valley region, Heber stands out for its stable, above-average outcomes and its proven success in engaging students and supporting those learning English.

549

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,124

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1052 Heber Ave.
Heber, CA 92249-9759

(760) 337-6530

District: Heber Elementary

Students who attend Heber usually attend:

High:

Southwest High

Feeder schools for Heber:

Elementary:

Dogwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

Two or more races:

0.5%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

California avg41%

999^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

479^th of 1,543Heber Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	3247 of 5883	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	859 of 1417	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	3101 of 5789	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	2842 of 5662	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.6	1902 of 5692	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	1979 of 5614	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	2265 of 5611	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	2018 of 5530	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	2497 of 5390	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.7	3115 of 5377	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.7	3943 of 5314	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	3631 of 5193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.3	4028 of 5113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	4472 of 5113	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	4168 of 4818	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	4682 of 4822	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	4650 of 4809	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	1360 of 2227	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	182 of 293	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1929 of 2585	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1408 of 2128	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.6	512 of 3311	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	78 of 602	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	828 of 3275	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	618 of 3246	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	3375 of 5635	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	749 of 1267	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2869 of 5492	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2615 of 5413	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	2012 of 5084	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	1880 of 4963	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	1517 of 4830	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.3	2665 of 5264	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	521 of 1110	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	2055 of 5173	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	1589 of 5084	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	2946 of 5663	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	763 of 1272	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	3132 of 5510	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2996 of 5431	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	999 of 2761	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1110 of 2783	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	1167 of 2781	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1227 of 2740	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	514 of 894	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1085 of 2715	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	744 of 2480	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	833 of 2508	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	804 of 2497	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	1010 of 2477	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	717 of 2379	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	913 of 2259	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.4	1000 of 2236	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.3	1083 of 2179	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.6	1043 of 2063	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.3	1482 of 2005	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	1665 of 1999	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	1541 of 1804	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	1544 of 1777	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	1306 of 1769	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	1210 of 1531	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	233 of 354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	661 of 1491	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	648 of 1369	52.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	55 of 1478	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	101 of 1521	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.4	175 of 1540	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	86 of 363	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	377 of 1442	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	202 of 1364	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	1103 of 2533	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	957 of 2551	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	1022 of 2531	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	1000 of 2509	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	387 of 738	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	827 of 2380	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	576 of 2262	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	477 of 2395	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	534 of 2388	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	584 of 2374	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	588 of 2359	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	516 of 2213	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	254 of 2072	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	758 of 2542	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	753 of 2579	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	843 of 2531	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	817 of 2458	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	367 of 721	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	556 of 2369	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	227 of 2230	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	851 of 2534	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	1126 of 2552	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1134 of 2538	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1251 of 2527	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	448 of 763	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1192 of 2407	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	858 of 2273	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	5 of 95	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	69.0	18 of 94	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	11 of 86	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	342 of 1566	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	30.1	1097 of 1552	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	691 of 1531	54.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)85th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2022)60th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)49th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2022)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2022)40th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+36 vs school

Migrant (2025)95th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heber	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	549	26	20.7	68.9%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	544 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	999^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.8%		52	1110^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.1%	111													23.8	32.1	28.5	40.2	49.6	47.8	50.3	47.3	25.4	38.0	31.9	39.6	34.1	$38,124	$35,016	$3,108
William Moreno Junior High	Public	7-8	1202 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3960	618	29	21.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	615 (99.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	2444^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.5%		16.4	2420^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.0%	24														7.1	7.1			24.5	26.6	25.5			16.1	10.5	13.3	$23,837	$20,614	$3,223
Enrique Camarena Junior High	Public	7-8	800 East Rivera Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3808	674	31	21.9	85.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1958^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.1%		33.7	1681^st of 2783 public middle schools	39.6%	277														15.6	15.6			29.6	35.6	32.6			16.0	26.2	21.1	$23,141	$20,020	$3,121
Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	600 South Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5341	605	33	18.6	75.7%	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	1353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		39.1	1502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.0%	149	18.5	0.0	10.6	37.0	5.0	23.4	25.9	20.0	23.4	7.4	0.0	4.3		26.2	26.2			38.0	50.3	44.3			26.8	32.1	29.4	$23,482	$21,774	$1,708
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 North Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	434	25	17.0	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	422 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39.3	1510^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.3%		42.3	1388^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	122														22.1	22.1			41.0	46.5	43.9			23.4	27.7	25.6	$32,148	$30,352	$1,796
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		56.5	980^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.8%	51														33.3	33.3		51.0	59.8	47.0	52.8		36.5	31.2	27.0	31.6	$20,525	$19,282	$1,243
Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	257	18	14.1	81.3%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.2	672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		58.3	926^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.7%	254														34.6	34.6		60.0	69.1	60.5	63.2		30.6	47.7	44.4	40.9	$27,882	$26,964	$918
Padilla-Pace Middle	Public	6-8	715 South Ceasar Chavez	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 351-5060	445	21	21.0	83.8%	19 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (93.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																	51.7	44.7		48.1		27.8	16.4		21.9	$25,724	$23,608	$2,116
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	6-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	881	41	21.5	86.6%	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	844 (95.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	2011^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.7%	201														18.5	18.5		39.6	38.1	41.8	40.3		24.6	19.5	14.9	18.5	$21,131	$19,510	$1,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Heber

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Heber ranks 999^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heber?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Heber.

What is the racial makeup of Heber?

Students at Heber are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Heber in?

Heber Elementary

What high school do graduates of Heber attend?

Students who attend Heber usually go on to attend Southwest High

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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