Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Heber. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Heber.
Heber
21 scored schools near Heber
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 1 charter here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
22 of the 24 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter and 1 is a magnet or school of choice.
22 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Heber?
14 scored elementary schools are within 5 miles of Heber. The closest is Desert Garden Elementary, 3.4 miles away.
Distance 3.4mi
Desert Garden Elementary
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–6
202159% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 3.5mi
Kennedy Gardens Elementary
Calexico Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
986% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 3.6mi
Blanche Charles Elementary
Calexico Unified · Grades K–6
1871% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 3.7mi
McCabe Elementary
McCabe Union Elementary · Grades K–8
192655% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 4.0mi
Harding Elementary
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–6
2267% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 4.0mi
Mains Elementary
Calexico Unified · Grades K–6
1085% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 4.0mi
De Anza MagnetMagnet
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
142264% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 4.2mi
Booker T. Washington Elementary
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–6
1774% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Rockwood Elementary
Calexico Unified · Grades K–6
86% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Calexico Unified · Grades K–6
1872% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 4.6mi
Margaret Hedrick Elementary
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–6
1676% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 4.7mi
Lincoln Elementary
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–6
192754% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Dool Elementary
Calexico Unified · Grades K–6
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Ballington Academy for the Arts and SciencesCharter
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182161% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 47th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Heber, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Heber?
6 scored middle schools are within 5 miles of Heber. The closest is Heber, 0.4 miles away.
Distance 0.4mi
Heber
Heber Elementary · Grades 5–8
202456% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 3.7mi
McCabe Elementary
McCabe Union Elementary · Grades K–8
342937% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 83rd percentile
Distance 3.9mi
William Moreno Junior High
Calexico Unified · Grades 7–8
1579% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 4.0mi
De Anza MagnetMagnet
El Centro Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
213643% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 81st percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Wilson Jr. High
El Centro Elementary · Grades 7–8
132265% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Distance 4.9mi
Kennedy Middle
El Centro Elementary · Grades 7–8
2366% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile
Other schools · 1
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 3.5mi
Valley Academy
Imperial County Office of Education · Grades K–12
97% below the standard
No score
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Heber, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Heber?
3 scored high schools are within 5 miles of Heber. The closest is Southwest High, 4.2 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 4.2mi
Southwest High
Central Union High · Grades 9–12
152263% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Central Union High
Central Union High · Grades 9–12
2366% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 4.6mi
Calexico High
Calexico Unified · Grades 9–12
142066% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 3
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 3.5mi
Valley Academy
Imperial County Office of Education · Grades K–12
94% below the standard
No score
Distance 3.6mi
Aurora High (Continuation)
Calexico Unified · Grades 9–12
95% below the standard
Solid · 71st percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 3.6mi
Desert Oasis High (Continuation)
Central Union High · Grades 9–12
1089% below the standard
Solid · 61st percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Heber, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Heber?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Vincent Memorial Catholic High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 306 students4.0 mi
- St. Mary S SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 211 students4.6 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe AcademyGrades Pre-K–8 · 379 students4.7 mi
3 private schools are within 5 miles of Heber, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Heber?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Calexico Unified9 public and charter schools in the lists above
- El Centro Elementary9 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Central Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Heber Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Imperial County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above
- McCabe Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above