Gerber Elementary

Located at 23014 Chard Ave., in Gerber, California, Gerber Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school that educates 400 students (grades K through 8), run under Gerber Union Elementary.

Gerber Elementary is a school of Gerber Union Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Gerber Elementary shows that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Gerber Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Gerber Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tehama County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gerber Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 30.9%; actual is 10.2%, a gap of -20.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Tehama County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Gerber Elementary is one of 41 public schools in Tehama County (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students).

The closest other public school is Lassen View Elementary, roughly 4.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gerber Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gerber Elementary has edged down 3%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 65% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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