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What's the one class at Gerber Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERBER UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061509001904
Gerber Elementary
23014 Chard Ave., Gerber, CA 96035 · (530) 385-1041 · Tehama County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
326 students
STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 36% larger than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
13.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.5pp since 2014
Math
5.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.3% | 10.3% | 19.7% | 66.8% |
| Math | 1.2% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 77.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.5% | 5.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 5.5% |
| 2022-23 | 20.6% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 3.9% |
| 2018-19 | 29.4% | 14.9% |
| 2017-18 | 25.1% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 23.7% | 13.3% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gerber Elementary
Gerber Elementary's state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerber Elementary this school | 400 | 81.5% | 9.9% |
| Nipomo Elementary Nipomo | 436 | 83.7% | 25.9% |
| Alice N. Stroud Elementary Modesto | 379 | 81.3% | 26.3% |
| Grace Hudson Elementary Ukiah | 449 | 79.1% | 27.8% |
| Harding University Partnership Santa Barbara | 364 | 78.0% | 43.0% |
| George Washington Elementary Hanford | 460 | 80.0% | 35.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gerber Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tehama County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #5,101 of 5,151 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #5,151 of 5,172 no change | #16 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #5,084 of 5,172 ▼ 65 | #16 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,400 of 5,116 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #3,689 of 5,915 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,533 of 5,352 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #3,696 of 5,354 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #2,033 of 5,625 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #3,494 of 3,837 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 25.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 400 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 82% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 84% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 82% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 15 | 25.5:1 | 73% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | 86% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 17 | 24.1:1 | 87% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 86% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 77% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gerber Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (414 to 400); teachers up 6% (18 to 19).
About Gerber Elementary
Gerber Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Gerber, California. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 400 students.
Federal records list Gerber Union Elementary as the district for Gerber Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Gerber Elementary, about 79 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White. Tehama County's residents are about 29% Hispanic, 49 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gerber Elementary scores 35%.
On staff are 19 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 82% of students at Gerber Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 72% average for public schools in Tehama County.
Gerber Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Gerber Elementary is 31.8%. It actually posts 9.9%, which is 21.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of California schools.
In Tehama County, home to about 65,167 people, the median household earns about $63,784 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Gerber Elementary shares Tehama County with 40 other public schools.
Gerber Elementary is about 4.6 miles from Lassen View Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Gerber Elementary is behind the 32.6% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
Gerber Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 5%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.5:1 in 2020-21, and 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Tehama County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,167
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lassen View Elementary4.6 mi · 355
- Los Molinos High5.5 mi · 203
- Los Molinos Elementary5.7 mi · 266
- Vista Preparatory Academy6.6 mi · 541
- Red Bluff Community Day6.6 mi · 16
- William M. Metteer Elementary6.7 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Gerber ElementaryHow large is Gerber Elementary?
Gerber Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Gerber Elementary serve?
Gerber Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Gerber Elementary have?
Gerber Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
How diverse is Gerber Elementary?
Gerber Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 79% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gerber Elementary?
Gerber Elementary is overseen by Gerber Union Elementary in Tehama County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.