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Dogwood Elementary · Heber

Dogwood Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Dogwood is an elementary school in Heber. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Dogwood Elementary in Heber, 41.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Dogwood Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (46.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (49.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 15.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 161 students tested.

All students at this school: 49% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 49%, district —, state 43%49%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 50%, district 43%, state 32%50% · +0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 44%, district 37%, state 32%44% · −6 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 38%, district 23%, state 11%38% · −11 vs school
MaleMale: this school 48%, district 43%, state 42%48% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 51%, district 43%, state 44%51% · +2 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 31%, district 17%, state 15%31% · −19 vs school
WhiteWhite: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Dogwood Elementary
No score
This school
Middle
High School
No feeder data available for this level

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 20:120:1
Teaching staff31 teachers
Avg. experience14.5 years
Fully credentialed100%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$59,373 – $141,761
Principal salary$168,252 – $0
Superintendent salary$253,309

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,616, CA average $14,815$20,616 · spent at this school
Federal share$3,108 per student

$3,108 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,697 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction64%
Instruction support8%
Student services5%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,557 per pupil
2019$13,317 per pupil
2018$13,405 per pupil
2017$12,525 per pupil
2016$11,361 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic97.5%
District 98.3% · CA 56.1%
White2.0%
District 1.1% · CA 19.9%
Other0.5%
District 0.5% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 71.3% (7pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$72K · CA $85K
Median home value$336K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+24% · CA 35%
ZIP population7,312
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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