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Mendota Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Mendota Continuation High is a small public high school in Mendota, California, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Mendota Unified School District. With just 35 students, the school faces significant challenges, including extremely low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance compared to the district and state averages.

Mendota Continuation High has struggled for years, with a 0% four-year graduation rate and dropout rates as high as 91.7% in 2022-2023, far exceeding the 8.4% dropout rate at the district's main high school, Mendota High. The school also grapples with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 62.2% in 2020-2021, compared to 29.6% at Mendota High. Academically, Mendota Continuation High students perform significantly worse on standardized tests, with only 15.38% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% proficient in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages.

The data suggests that Mendota Continuation High serves a very different and more challenging student population, with 91.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. The school's persistent struggles, ranking among the lowest-performing high schools in California, highlight the importance of targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of continuation high school students and help them succeed academically and personally.

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,224

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Smoot Ave.
Mendota, CA 93640-2234

(559) 655-4412

District: Mendota Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2007 → 9th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (0% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (78% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school7%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Mendota Continuation High did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

1031^st of 1,543Mendota Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	1967 of 2159	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1849 of 2170	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1948 of 2123	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	2174 of 2426	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	2107 of 2354	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.5	2135 of 2367	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	2040 of 2281	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	2044 of 2238	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	1931 of 2117	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1913 of 2063	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	1817 of 1968	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	1696 of 1901	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.9	1616 of 1653	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	1017 of 1064	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	1732 of 1902	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1613 of 1917	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1710 of 1861	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	1780 of 2026	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1680 of 2030	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1775 of 1943	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	1566 of 1963	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2023)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-32 vs state

Mathematics0%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mendota Continuation High	Public	9-12	211 Smoot Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4412	24	2	12.2	100.0%	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$33,224	$1,690	$31,534
Mendota Community Day	Public	7-12	241 Smoot Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4412	10	2	5.7	70.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$6,470	$1,220	$5,250
Mendota High	Public	9-12	1200 Belmont Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-1993	1,065	48	21.9	97.5%	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1,057 (99.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53.7	955^th of 2162 public high schools	55.8%		43.1	1166^th of 2159 public high schools	46.0%	211		24.3	6.3	23.1		66.1	66.1		20.3	20.3	$14,380	$1,946	$12,434
Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	1976 Morris Kyle Dr.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1415	673	36	18.6	84.2%	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	660 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52	992^nd of 2162 public high schools	54.1%		54.9	881^st of 2159 public high schools	59.2%	111		26.8		27.3		65.2	65.2		14.6	14.6	$21,262	$1,837	$19,425
El Puente High	Public	9-12	1666 Saipan Ave.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-3899	18	2	10.7	88.9%	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$34,098	$853	$33,245
Tranquillity High	Public	9-12	6052 Juanche St.	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-7205	370	26	14.4	98.4%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	363 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	1405^th of 2162 public high schools	35.0%		17.5	1750^th of 2159 public high schools	18.9%	345		11.0		10.6		49.5	49.5		13.2	13.2	$18,709	$2,330	$16,379
Kerman High	Public	9-12	205 South First St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9700	1,493	69	21.5	86.8%	109 (7.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1,300 (87.1%)	66 (4.4%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	57.4	886^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%		45.2	1119^th of 2159 public high schools	48.2%	233		31.8		31.4		57.4	57.4		23.1	23.1	$17,422	$1,050	$16,372
Enterprise High	Public	9-12	15405 Sunset Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9580	57	5	10.4	94.7%	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1928^th of 2162 public high schools	10.8%		21.9	1655^th of 2159 public high schools	23.3%	273		4.0		4.0		20.8	20.8		0.0	0.0	$27,793	$2,859	$24,934
Ripperdan Community Day	Public	7-12	26133 Ave. 7	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-0059	49	7	6.8	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	4 (8.2%)	42 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$50,707	$10,558	$40,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendota Continuation High

What district is Mendota Continuation High in?

Mendota Unified

How many students attend Mendota Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 24 students attended Mendota Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Mendota Continuation High?

Students at Mendota Continuation High are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

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