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Dogwood Elementary

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Dogwood Elementary ranks 2144 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

2144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary serves 606 students in grades K–4 in Heber, a community in Imperial County. Its clearest strength is mathematics: in 2025–2026, half of students were proficient, the highest result among nearby schools with reported scores and well above state and district results.

Math is the school’s strongest subject, while ELA is a relative weakness. Dogwood’s math proficiency was 50%, compared with 38% statewide and 40% in the Heber Elementary district; it was also 18 points above the nearby-school average. ELA proficiency was 47%, below the state’s 49% and the district’s 49%, but above the nearby-school average of 40% and fourth-highest among nearby schools with results. Attendance is a concern: chronic absenteeism reached 28% in 2025–2026, up 8 points from the prior year and above the state’s 18% and district’s 21%.

Math proficiency has risen 8 points since 2022–2023, compared with a 4-point state increase, while ELA gained 3 points over that period. However, Dogwood’s ELA result fell from 49% in 2024–2025 to 47% in 2025–2026, widening its gap with the state by 3 points. SchoolDigger placed Dogwood in the 63rd statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, second among nearby schools with a current rank, though down from the 65th percentile the prior year. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 19.5, third-lowest among nearby schools; 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One notable group result: SchoolDigger’s effectiveness percentile for students receiving special education rose from 1 in 2022–2023 to 59 in 2025–2026.

606

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,124

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

44 East Correll Rd.
Heber, CA 92249

(760) 337-6530

District: Heber Elementary

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Heber
High:	Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

2.0%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2023 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

California avg44%

2,144^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 42% (2023) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

296^th of 968Heber 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	2144 of 5804	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	2033 of 5857	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2351 of 5869	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	2469 of 5859	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.3	111 of 3162	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	130 of 3245	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	2024 of 5569	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	1819 of 5597	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	2263 of 5612	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	2037 of 5609	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	846 of 5085	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	871 of 5107	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1110 of 5107	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	1187 of 5087	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	1356 of 5412	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	1436 of 5460	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	2105 of 5517	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2320 of 5363	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	2208 of 5590	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	2160 of 5628	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	2306 of 5643	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2764 of 5638	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	7 of 74	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	1197 of 2920	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.0	2396 of 2420	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+37 vs school

Migrant (2025)95th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics50%+11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-4	44 East Correll Rd.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	606	31	19.5	71.3%	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	591 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58.2	2144^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.1%		60.6	2033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%	111																								47.3	45.7					46.6	52.3	46.6					49.6	92.6	92.6		92.6	92.6	92.6	$38,124	$35,016	$3,108
Desert Garden Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-2051	358	16	22.3	81.8%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	349 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	44.9	2915^th of 5804 public elementary schools	49.8%		39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%	363																					42.9		42.9	37.0	45.8	54.8	28.9			42.8	41.3	35.4	33.3	17.8			32.2	98.1				98.1		$38,733	$36,796	$1,937
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24.0	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	35.9	3509^th of 5804 public elementary schools	39.5%		29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%	469	12.5	17.4	0.0	4.8	9.1	58.3	30.4	30.0	4.8	31.8	16.7	26.1	5.0	9.5	14.8	8.3	17.4	5.0	0.0	8.0	35.9		35.9	30.5	32.5	50.0	43.8			39.1	38.6	27.5	20.5	23.8			27.7							$23,626	$21,918	$1,708
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 South First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-6611	351	19	18.4	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	346 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24	4447^th of 5804 public elementary schools	23.4%		28.3	4109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%	338																					9.1		9.1	20.4	38.3	22.7	40.0			30.3	22.2	28.3	22.7	30.0			25.8							$39,485	$37,530	$1,955
De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	504	21	23.9	68.7%	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	479 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44.7	2931^st of 5804 public elementary schools	49.5%		42.9	3013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%	82																					30.4	25.0	27.4	43.4	22.5	51.8	52.6	64.2	73.5	53.1	41.5	24.5	33.9	38.6	58.2	55.9	43.4							$27,871	$26,138	$1,733
McCabe Elementary	Public	K-8	701 West McCabe Rd.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	McCabe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5443	1,109	47	23.6	42.3%	91 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	969 (87.4%)	25 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	62.8	1939^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.6%		72.1	1513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%	426																					35.3	53.3	44.9	53.2	49.6	55.5	71.9	63.9	57.7	58.8	51.8	31.3	28.6	70.3	60.5	51.8	49.2	95.2	98.4	98.4		96.8	97.6	$23,067	$21,590	$1,477
Kennedy Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3842	484	20	24.2	93.4%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.1	5520^th of 5804 public elementary schools	4.9%		14.6	5301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%	219																					13.6		13.6	9.9	17.5	25.0	27.8			20.1	16.9	10.2	4.6	15.5			12.0							$21,380	$18,256	$3,124
Blanche Charles Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3910	419	17	24.6	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.6	4321^st of 5804 public elementary schools	25.6%		27.1	4208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%	113																					9.3		9.3	46.9	29.4	22.7	33.3			32.0	46.0	17.7	10.7	31.9			25.3	92.3	96.2			94.2	96.2	$23,563	$20,400	$3,163
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	21.8	4646^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.0%		23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%	72																					11.3		11.3	30.6	17.7	28.6	42.6			29.8	32.7	19.4	15.9	24.6			22.6							$31,318	$29,536	$1,782
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92108	San Diego County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary

Is Dogwood Elementary a good school?

Dogwood Elementary ranks 2144^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary?

Students at Dogwood Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Dogwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Dogwood Elementary.

What district is Dogwood Elementary in?

Heber Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heber
High : Southwest High

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