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Mendota Elementary

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Mendota Elementary ranks 131 st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Mendota Elementary is a PK–4 school serving 358 students in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, part of the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district. In 2025–2026 it ranks 131st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (85th percentile, 4 stars). Achievement is well above district and state averages: 70.7% proficient in math versus 44.9% in the district and 44.9% statewide, and 61.9% in reading versus 50.5% district and 48.6% state. Grade-level results follow suit, with 3rd grade math at 76% and 4th grade math at 65.3%, and reading at 58.7% and 65.3%.

Mendota is strong, but not the top performer nearby. Somerset Elementary, in the same district and about 1.9 miles away, serves the same PK–4 grades, enrolls 412 students, and has nearly identical poverty (24.76% versus 24.86% receiving free or reduced-price lunch) — yet it ranks 51st of 869 (94th percentile, 5 stars), with 77.7% math and 68.4% reading. Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy ranks 13th (99th percentile), with 88.4% math and 76% reading, and Nova Classical Academy Lower School ranks 86th (90th percentile). Mendota still outpaces Garlough Environmental Magnet (44th percentile), Adams Magnet Elementary (45th), EXPO for Excellence Elementary School (42nd), St. Paul School of Northern Lights (26th), Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet (25th), Urban Academy (18th), and Highland Park Elementary (9th).

Mendota's rank history shows a return to earth after an elite peak: it placed 13th, 8th, and 19th statewide from 2020–2021 through 2022–2023 (98th–99th percentile, 5 stars), and has since settled into the 81st–85th percentile. Math is its clearest strength, running 8.8 points ahead of reading, the opposite of the state pattern. Subgroup results suggest broad effectiveness: in 2025–2026 Mendota ranked at the 86th percentile for female students, 81st for male students, 78th for special education students, and 78th for low-income students. Poverty is relatively low at 24.86% free or reduced-price lunch, and the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 11.5 is favorable. Since Mendota serves PK–4 while some nearby schools serve PK–5 or higher, 3rd- and 4th-grade results are the most apples-to-apples comparisons.

358

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,279

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1979 Summit Ln
Mendota Heights, MN 55118-4155

(651) 403-8000

District: West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Students who attend Mendota Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Friendly Hills Middle
High:	Two Rivers High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

8.1%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg47%

131^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

134^th of 458West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	131 of 869	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	169 of 872	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	154 of 881	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	19 of 845	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	8 of 858	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	13 of 869	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	132 of 870	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	177 of 847	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	175 of 853	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	81 of 848	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	44 of 840	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	76.4	148 of 826	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	65.9	305 of 824	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.7	81 of 820	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	78.7	109 of 814	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	156 of 803	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.8	50 of 434	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	41 of 781	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	62 of 777	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	37 of 756	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	114 of 790	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	192 of 799	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	160 of 809	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	34 of 787	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	9 of 799	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	5 of 783	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	113 of 787	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	183 of 774	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	80.7	24 of 220	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	167 of 764	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	210 of 764	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	170 of 793	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	28 of 774	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	67 of 740	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	45.8	447 of 728	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	153 of 807	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	155 of 812	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	158 of 826	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	24 of 799	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	9 of 808	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	27 of 784	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	140 of 798	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	162 of 779	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	126 of 579	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	150 of 562	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	161 of 572	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	59 of 524	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	68 of 515	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	109 of 710	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	93 of 714	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	106 of 730	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	14 of 712	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	10 of 725	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	19 of 710	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	87 of 722	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	158 of 712	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)89th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math71%+26 vs state

Reading62%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Mendota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1979 Summit Ln	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8000	358	31	11.5	24.9%	259 (72.3%)	28 (7.8%)	29 (8.1%)	11 (3.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	81.3	131^st of 869 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.7	169^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.6%	38	58.7	65.3					61.9				76.0	65.3					70.7	$13,279
Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1355 Dodd Rd	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8200	412	32	12.8	24.8%	277 (67.2%)	20 (4.9%)	70 (17.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	89.1	51^st of 869 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.5	42^nd of 872 public elementary schools	95.2%	9	65.4	71.4					68.4				74.7	80.8					77.7	$12,309
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1845 Sheridan Ave W	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 744-4770	431	26	16.4	33.2%	112 (26.0%)	27 (6.3%)	24 (5.6%)	151 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (26.9%)	95.5	13^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.5%		94.4	16^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.2%	3	71.0	75.8	82.5				76.0	52.6		52.6	81.7	90.9	94.2				88.4	$14,078
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-6320	485	35	13.8	23.5%	267 (55.1%)	83 (17.1%)	37 (7.6%)	62 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	85.9	86^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	58.2	67.1	77.8				67.8	36.3		36.3	70.9	74.7	70.4				72.0	$11,508
Urban Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1668 Montreal Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Urban Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 215-9419	416	34	12.2	98.8%	4 (1.0%)	42 (10.1%)	5 (1.2%)	358 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	21.1	715^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.7%		26.2	679^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.1%	36	9.5	36.4	24.0	37.5	36.7	37.5	29.0	20.0	4.2	12.2	16.7	39.4	40.0	15.6	23.3	58.3	30.1	$14,951
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Public, Charter	K-6	768 Hamline Ave S	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	St. Paul School of Northern Lights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 285-4672	212	16	13.3	28.3%	142 (67.0%)	13 (6.1%)	23 (10.8%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.2%)	30.2	640^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.4%		44.4	526^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.7%	114	33.3	46.4	60.5	28.1			42.7	18.4		18.4	24.2	42.3	15.8	16.7			23.6
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Saunders Ave	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8770	406	33	12.3	72.4%	84 (20.7%)	200 (49.3%)	44 (10.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.8%)	11.1	788^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.5	779^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.7%	9	21.3	25.4	25.4				24.0	11.1		11.1	21.0	28.8	11.1				20.1	$22,201
Garlough Environmental Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-4	1740 Charlton St	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-8100	414	38	10.8	56.3%	145 (35.0%)	50 (12.1%)	176 (42.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	48.4	484^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.3%		33.5	613^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.7%	129	45.9	44.7					45.3				48.8	52.1					50.6	$14,037
Adams Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	615 Chatsworth St S	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 298-1595	605	41	14.7	40.5%	217 (35.9%)	48 (7.9%)	281 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.4%)	49.3	475^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.3%		45.3	517^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.7%	42	42.6	43.1	56.7				46.4	25.0		25.0	58.8	44.4	33.3				47.9	$14,389
Expo For Excellence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Warwick St	Saint Paul	55116	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 290-8384	393	36	10.9	45.3%	179 (45.5%)	132 (33.6%)	36 (9.2%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	46.3	504^th of 869 public elementary schools	42.0%		43.7	532^nd of 872 public elementary schools	39.0%	28	42.4	40.4	54.0				45.5	32.0		32.0	51.7	37.0	32.0				40.9	$13,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendota Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mendota Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mendota Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Friendly Hills Middle
High : Two Rivers High School

How many students attend Mendota Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Mendota Elementary.

What district is Mendota Elementary in?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Is Mendota Elementary a good school?

Mendota Elementary ranks 131^st of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mendota Elementary?

Students at Mendota Elementary are 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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