Elementary school (grades K-5) · Gerber, CA

Gerber Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Gerber Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 061509001904
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
6
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gerber Elementary earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

24
Resource Index · Lower
23.5:1
students per teacher
76.4%
free-lunch eligible
400
students enrolled

Gerber Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+11 students YoY

Gerber Elementary held near 410 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 17.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 061509001904 · Gerber, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

400 enr · 23.5:1 · 76.4% lunch · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: Stewart Elementary School (400 students)

Gerber Elementary held near 410 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 17.0 → 18.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Gerber Elementary compares

Gerber Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.5:1 ▲ 9% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 76.4% ▲ 38% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 400 top 60% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.5:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
400
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
76.4%
free-lunch eligible - 38% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
23.5:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 67% in California - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
41.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,855
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 200 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 78.5%
White 17.8%
African American 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 78.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.2, Gerber Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Gerber Union Elementary reports $16,855 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Gerber Elementary

How many students attend Gerber Elementary?

Gerber Elementary has 400 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Gerber, CA. CCD year-over-year: 399 (2022-23) → 410 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gerber Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Gerber Elementary is 23.5:1, which is 9% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gerber Elementary?

76.4% of students at Gerber Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gerber Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Gerber Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 78.5% of enrollment, in Gerber, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gerber Elementary?

Gerber Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Gerber Union Elementary?

None reported; Gerber Union Elementary operates only Gerber Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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