Summary:
Mendota Unified contains one middle school, Mendota Junior High, serving grades 7-8 in a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need.
The school shows a clear strength in English Language Arts, where its proficiency rate is above the Mendota Unified district average and closer to the state average. However, performance in mathematics and science is well below state averages, with a particularly large gap in math where only about 19% of students are proficient. This pattern is consistent over recent years, with the school maintaining a similar statewide ranking and star rating.
For parents, this means the school is effectively supporting reading and writing skills but faces substantial challenges in math and science instruction. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is lower than the state average, which is a positive sign for student engagement. With per-student spending above $13,000, understanding how these resources are directed toward improving core academic areas, especially mathematics, would be a key question for the district.
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