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McCabe Elementary

Public Grades 2-6

4894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

McCabe Elementary is a large public school serving 986 students in grades 2-6 within the Mendota Unified School District in Mendota, CA, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and especially science are notably lower than those at nearby Mendota Elementary, a school in the same district with a very similar student population. This gap exists despite McCabe showing a remarkable 78% improvement in reducing chronic student absences over the last three years. The school also demonstrates a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, who perform better than the school's average.

Key areas for attention include alarmingly low science proficiency and a sharp drop in math scores after the 3rd grade. Compared to some schools in neighboring districts like Liberty Elementary in Kerman Unified, McCabe's performance is lower, though it outperforms others like San Joaquin Elementary in Golden Plains Unified. The analysis suggests that closing the resource gap with Mendota Elementary and applying successful strategies from its own attendance and ELL programs more broadly could be pathways to improvement.

986

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,239

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 South Derrick St.
Mendota, CA 93640-2049

(559) 655-4262

District: Mendota Unified

Students who attend McCabe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mendota Junior High
High:	Mendota High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

0.9%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 30th percentile in 2018 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 30th-percentile peak (2018) to 16th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

California avg41%

4,894^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Mendota Unified

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
2025	19.3	4894 of 5857	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4574 of 5869	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4330 of 5859	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	4541 of 5883	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1291 of 1417	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4118 of 5789	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3945 of 5662	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	4222 of 5692	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4528 of 5614	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	5122 of 5611	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	4515 of 5530	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	4212 of 5390	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.2	3225 of 5377	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	2780 of 5314	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.3	4115 of 5193	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	4345 of 5113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.6	4933 of 5113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	4514 of 4818	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	4553 of 4822	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	3738 of 4809	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	1280 of 3162	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1288 of 3245	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1496 of 3311	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	497 of 602	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1708 of 3275	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	1003 of 3246	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4853 of 5597	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4049 of 5612	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3946 of 5609	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3971 of 5635	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1126 of 1267	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3807 of 5492	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3828 of 5413	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	3996 of 5107	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3570 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3253 of 5087	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3498 of 5084	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3041 of 4963	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2915 of 4830	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	189 of 429	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4315 of 5460	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	4028 of 5517	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3573 of 5363	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3569 of 5264	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	947 of 1110	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3136 of 5173	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	2989 of 5084	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4550 of 5628	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4676 of 5643	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4354 of 5638	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4643 of 5663	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1164 of 1272	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4089 of 5510	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3840 of 5431	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	46 of 74	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	26 of 68	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.7	1225 of 2420	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2023)49th percentile+23 vs school

Migrant (2025)41st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCabe Elementary	Public	2-6	250 South Derrick St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4262	986	38	25.9	97.7%	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	970 (98.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.3	4894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.1	4574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	320																					6.5		6.5	27.7	26.2	19.6	27.4			25.2	39.9	23.9	15.0	15.7			23.5							$12,239	$1,897	$10,342
Washington Elementary	Public	K-1	1599 Fifth St.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4365	423	21	20.6	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	420 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																																						95.5		98.0	97.5			$15,267	$1,898	$13,369
Mendota Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Bass Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-2014	857	36	23.8	98.7%	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	833 (97.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35.9	3506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		28.2	4094^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	588	20.0	12.5	0.0	12.0	11.2	44.0	16.7	29.2	32.0	30.6	12.0	25.0	8.7	20.0	16.5	16.0	8.3	0.0	12.0	9.3	14.3		14.3	34.0	28.2	41.4	39.5			35.4	39.0	30.5	47.1	28.6			36.0	97.2				97.9		$13,956	$2,042	$11,914
Hazel M. Bailey Primary	Public	K-2	1691 Q St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1421	519	26	19.9	87.7%	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	496 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																												$19,128	$1,289	$17,839
Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	Public	3-5	1191 P St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-2317	511	21	24.4	86.7%	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	4597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		28.8	4037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	560																					22.2		22.2	29.1	24.2	30.9				28.1	27.9	24.8	21.0				24.7							$18,858	$1,490	$17,368
Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-5517	209	13	16.3	88.0%	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	201 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	5167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		13.8	5408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	241																					0.0	0.0	0.0	34.6	36.4	32.0	4.4	18.2	31.6	26.3	19.2	22.7	4.0	8.7	22.7	21.1	16.1	85.2	88.9		92.6	88.9	88.9	$20,541	$4,171	$16,370
San Joaquin Elementary	Public	K-8	8535 South Ninth	San Joaquin	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 693-4321	518	24	21.2	96.1%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	502 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		18	5024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	588																					7.0	5.5	6.3	17.9	6.7	19.3	10.7	33.3	22.2	18.5	17.7	9.8	14.0	19.6	19.1	12.7	15.6	92.8	95.7	95.7		94.2		$13,939	$2,243	$11,696
La Vina Elementary	Public	K-8	8594 Road 23	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-5194	203	14	14.1	96.6%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.6	4955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		32.5	3735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	1220																					8.7	22.7	15.6	29.2	8.0	22.7	40.9	63.6	47.8	34.8	0.0	4.0	0.0	45.5	31.8	17.4	15.9	90.0						$24,453	$3,583	$20,870
Sun Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	2649 North Modoc Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9200	490	23	21.2	86.7%	35 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (91.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39.1	3280^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		39.7	3192^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	88																					16.2		16.2	25.4	54.1	42.3	36.8			39.4	33.9	60.3	24.3	28.1			35.4							$16,169	$2,093	$14,076
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	16001 E St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9300	563	22	25.4	82.2%	37 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	483 (85.8%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56.8	2220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		49.9	2559^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.4%	339																					42.7		42.7	60.3	33.3	47.2	63.0			50.6	48.5	32.2	38.2	39.1			39.0							$16,465	$1,402	$15,063

Frequently Asked Questions about McCabe Elementary

How many students attend McCabe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended McCabe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McCabe Elementary?

Students at McCabe Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Is McCabe Elementary a good school?

McCabe Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of McCabe Elementary attend?

Students who attend McCabe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mendota Junior High
High : Mendota High

What district is McCabe Elementary in?

Mendota Unified

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