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Mendota Elementary

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Mendota Elementary ranks 3506 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mendota Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 857 students in the Mendota Unified district, consistently earning a 2-star rating while serving a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While its overall test scores are below state averages, the school stands out in several important ways. It is the top-performing elementary school in its own district, outperforming nearby McCabe Elementary in all core subjects. Most notably, Mendota Elementary has achieved an exceptional reduction in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 40% to just 5.1% in a few years—a rate far better than the district, state, and most surrounding schools. The school also shows significant strength in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the state's top third for this group of students.

Compared to higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Liberty Elementary in Kerman Unified, Mendota's academic proficiency is lower, but those schools serve communities with different economic profiles. Within its own context, Mendota Elementary demonstrates effective strategies in student attendance, resource use, and specialized instruction, making it a stable and improving school for its community.

857

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,956

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Bass Ave.
Mendota, CA 93640-2178

(559) 655-2014

District: Mendota Unified

Students who attend Mendota Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mendota Junior High
High:	Mendota High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

White:

1.6%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2017 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,506^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 43% (2017) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	35.9	3506 of 5857	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	4094 of 5869	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3867 of 5859	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3890 of 5883	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1261 of 1417	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3455 of 5789	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3439 of 5662	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	3231 of 5692	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	971 of 3162	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	952 of 3245	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	1027 of 3311	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	508 of 602	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	905 of 3275	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	43.6	1583 of 3246	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3305 of 5597	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3907 of 5612	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4198 of 5609	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4055 of 5635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1142 of 1267	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3630 of 5492	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3439 of 5413	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2334 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	3048 of 5107	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2808 of 5087	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2836 of 5084	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2307 of 4963	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	2184 of 4830	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2546 of 5460	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	3381 of 5517	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2956 of 5363	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2772 of 5264	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	908 of 1110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	2360 of 5173	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	2181 of 5084	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3457 of 5628	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3937 of 5643	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3299 of 5638	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3451 of 5663	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1096 of 1272	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3047 of 5510	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3256 of 5431	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	37 of 78	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	14 of 74	81.1%	★★★★☆

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)69th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Migrant (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Listening31%+5 vs state

Writing16%~ state avg

Science14%-18 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading9%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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 Mendota Elementary

What district is Mendota Elementary in?

Mendota Unified

Is Mendota Elementary a good school?

Mendota Elementary ranks 3506^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mendota Elementary?

Students at Mendota Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Mendota Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mendota Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mendota Junior High
High : Mendota High

How many students attend Mendota Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Mendota Elementary.

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