Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Mendota Community Day

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Mendota Community Day is a small public high school serving grades 7-12 in Mendota, California, which is part of the Mendota Unified School District. With just 02 students, the school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, very low test scores, and likely poor graduation and dropout rates.

Mendota Community Day's performance is significantly worse than the nearby Mendota High School, which is also part of the Mendota Unified District. While Mendota High has higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism, Mendota Community Day struggles, with only 27.27% of students proficient in English Language Arts and just 9.09% proficient in Mathematics. The school's performance is also poor compared to the Ripperdan Community Day school in the neighboring Madera Unified District, which had 0% proficiency rates across all subjects.

Both Mendota Community Day and the nearby schools have extremely high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.43% to 98.2%, indicating that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges. Overall, Mendota Community Day appears to be a struggling school that requires significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Students ?

5.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,139

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

241 Smoot Ave.
Mendota, CA 93640-2234

(559) 655-4412

District: Mendota Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

See top rated California public schools

Compare Mendota Community Day to nearby high schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2005 → 9th in 2012

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (71% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Mendota Community Day 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2012	4.9	2139 of 2354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1913 of 2063	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.2	1761 of 1901	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-26 vs state

★

No ratings yet

Be the first to rate Mendota Community Day and help other families decide.

Rate Mendota Community Day

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Mendota Community Day

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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 (2025)
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)											$51,870	$49,774	$2,096
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)											$3,139	$1,570	$1,569
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	$19,906	$17,748	$2,158
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	$27,207	$26,088	$1,119
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)											$57,755	$57,088	$667
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	$33,326	$29,642	$3,684
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	$25,284	$23,826	$1,458
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	$72,417	$69,392	$3,025
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	$83,400	$67,612	$15,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendota Community Day

How many students attend Mendota Community Day?

In the 2024-25 school year, 10 students attended Mendota Community Day.

What district is Mendota Community Day in?

Mendota Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mendota Community Day?

Students at Mendota Community Day are 100% Hispanic.

Rate Mendota Community Day!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia High School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Mendota, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Mendota Community Day!

Latest California data All new data »

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.