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Dogwood Elementary

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Dogwood Elementary ranks 2033 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

2033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary is a K-4 public school serving 606 students in the Heber, California area, and it stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, Dogwood performs at or above state averages, with nearly 50% of students proficient in both English and Math, which is a notable accomplishment. The school is particularly effective in supporting specific groups of students; its programs for English Language Learners and migrant students are exceptionally strong, ranking among the top in the state. While the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic, this remains an area for continued focus. It's important to note that the school has identified a critical need to improve support for students in special education, and there is a noticeable drop in test scores between 3rd and 4th grade that the school is likely addressing.

When compared to nearby schools, Dogwood's efficiency and outcomes are compelling. For example, it achieves similar or better academic results than schools like McCabe Elementary while serving a student population with greater economic needs. Furthermore, Dogwood outperforms other schools in its own Heber Elementary district in mathematics. In contrast, some schools in neighboring districts, such as those within Calexico Unified, struggle with much higher chronic absenteeism rates. Overall, Dogwood Elementary demonstrates a consistent ability to deliver quality education and is a strong performer within its region.

606

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,124

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg43%

California avg43%

2,033^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From top 42% (2023) to top 35% (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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

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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)							% 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/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 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%)	60.6	2033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		53.9	2351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	318																								55.8	42.7					49.1	59.7	40.2					49.8	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%)	39.2	3278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.7	2941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	337																					19.6		19.6	35.3	38.5	39.2	47.8			40.8	45.1	30.8	13.7	37.7			32.3	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%)	29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.1	3300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	678	4.2	21.7	0.0	9.5	8.9	33.3	17.4	31.8	23.8	26.7	4.2	34.8	0.0	14.3	13.3	0.0	26.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	19.0		19.0	34.6	33.0	44.3	37.0			37.1	26.6	23.9	27.9	22.4			25.2							$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%)	28.3	4109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		18.7	4968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	859																					8.9		8.9	45.5	19.5	28.9	41.9			34.8	41.8	16.3	20.0	20.9			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%)	42.9	3013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		44.5	2897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	116																					31.1	31.8	31.5	25.9	47.5	57.8	46.2	63.2	58.7	50.3	35.2	28.8	37.8	26.2	41.2	42.9	35.3							$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%)	72.1	1513^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		67.6	1701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	188																					41.5	47.7	45.0	52.1	57.8	62.6	72.0	54.9	65.2	60.8	50.8	36.2	48.8	72.0	46.5	45.2	49.6	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%)	14.6	5301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.5%		11	5626^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	325																					22.9		22.9	16.1	12.1	27.1	20.6			19.2	19.4	12.1	20.0	10.3			15.4							$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%)	27.1	4208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		31.6	3804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	404																					5.7		5.7	40.4	27.4	40.0	39.7			36.4	40.4	12.3	15.7	30.2			22.9	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%)	23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		20	4863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	289																					9.8		9.8	23.0	17.9	45.9	45.3			32.8	29.5	16.4	16.4	17.2			19.8							$31,318	$29,536	$1,782
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial 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%)	46	2830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		40.7	3144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	314																					47.5		47.5	30.4	40.0	57.5	35.0			43.2	26.1	25.7	40.0	22.7			30.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary

Is Dogwood Elementary a good school?

Dogwood Elementary ranks 2033^rd of 5857 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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