Dogwood Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Heber, California, Dogwood Elementary hosts 606 students from grades K through 4, one of the schools within Heber Elementary. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 2 schools in Heber Elementary (1,155 students total), Dogwood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dogwood Elementary records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Dogwood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dogwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 44.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Imperial County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,681, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Imperial County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students), of which Dogwood Elementary is one.

Heber is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dogwood Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.6%.

Dogwood Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 11%: 547 students in 2018 compared to 606 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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