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Mendota Junior High

Q: Is Mendota Junior High a good school?

Mendota Junior High ranks 1831 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Mendota Junior High is a public middle school serving about 610 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Mendota Unified School District, operating in a community where nearly all students face significant economic challenges.

The school shows notable strengths, particularly in its effective support for English Language Learners and its impressive success in improving student attendance, which is now better than the state average. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is respectable and even exceeds that of some nearby schools like Kerman Middle and Firebaugh Middle, despite having significantly less funding per student. However, the school faces clear challenges in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates are low and lag behind most comparison schools, including Dairyland Elementary.

Overall, Mendota Junior High has demonstrated a capacity for improvement, stabilizing its performance after past fluctuations. While it operates efficiently with its resources and succeeds in specific areas like attendance and ELA, targeted efforts are needed to boost math and science achievement and to better support its most vulnerable student groups to ensure all children can thrive.

612

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,110

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1258 East Belmont Ave.
Mendota, CA 93640-2049

(559) 655-4301

District: Mendota Unified

Students who attend Mendota Junior High usually attend:

High:

Mendota High

Feeder schools for Mendota Junior High:

Elementary:	McCabe Elementary
	Mendota Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.8%

White:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,831^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	30.0	1831 of 2761	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1749 of 2783	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1897 of 2781	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1837 of 2740	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	759 of 894	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1714 of 2715	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1851 of 2480	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	2122 of 2508	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	2118 of 2497	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	2296 of 2477	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1633 of 2379	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.0	1789 of 2259	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	1630 of 2236	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1562 of 2179	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	1567 of 2063	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	1456 of 2005	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	1417 of 1999	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	1238 of 1804	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	1074 of 1777	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.1	1107 of 1769	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	215 of 354	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	715 of 1478	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	721 of 1521	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	629 of 1540	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	299 of 363	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	670 of 1442	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	627 of 1364	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1494 of 2533	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1667 of 2551	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1890 of 2531	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1759 of 2509	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	625 of 738	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1558 of 2380	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1848 of 2262	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1325 of 2395	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1241 of 2388	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1313 of 2374	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1294 of 2359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1154 of 2213	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1388 of 2072	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	455 of 477	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1441 of 2542	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1374 of 2579	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1397 of 2531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1346 of 2458	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	552 of 721	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1167 of 2369	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	1425 of 2230	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1932 of 2534	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1602 of 2552	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1613 of 2538	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1634 of 2527	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	652 of 763	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1581 of 2407	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1601 of 2273	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	62 of 95	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	1377 of 1531	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)39th percentile+24 vs school

Migrant (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-22 vs school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 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 (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 (2025)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mendota Junior High	Public	7-8	1258 East Belmont Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-4301	612	29	21.3	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	611 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30	1831^st of 2761 public middle schools	33.7%		31.6	1749^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.2%	82		15.0	15.0				42.9	39.8	41.3				13.9	22.9	18.6	$16,110	$14,224	$1,886
Firebaugh Middle	Public	6-8	1600 16th St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-1481	503	27	18.7	85.9%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20	2220^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.6%		20.8	2225^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.1%	5		19.5	19.5			23.3	28.3	30.5	27.4			14.5	13.1	17.8	15.2	$22,932	$21,462	$1,470
Kerman Middle	Public	7-8	601 South First St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9600	810	36	22.4	89.0%	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	728 (89.9%)	29 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26.1	1949^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.4%		34.7	1641^st of 2783 public middle schools	41.0%	308		12.0	12.0				36.2	31.3	33.8				26.7	17.9	22.3	$21,741	$20,158	$1,583
Dairyland Elementary	Public	4-8	12861 Avenue 18 1/2	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-2394	216	10	20.8	58.3%	72 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	141 (65.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.3	991^st of 2761 public middle schools	64.1%		62.5	828^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.2%	163	40.0	27.5	32.1	55.6	55.2	51.4	60.8	40.0	52.2	47.2	23.3	48.7	30.9	37.3	37.4	$25,253	$21,008	$4,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendota Junior High

Is Mendota Junior High a good school?

Mendota Junior High ranks 1831^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mendota Junior High?

Students at Mendota Junior High are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mendota Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Mendota Junior High.

What district is Mendota Junior High in?

Mendota Unified

What high school do graduates of Mendota Junior High attend?

Students who attend Mendota Junior High usually go on to attend Mendota High

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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

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