How does McCabe Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Mendota?

McCabe Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 34.5/100, placing it at the 21st percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 3,090 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at McCabe Elementary?

8.1% of students at McCabe Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is McCabe Elementary improving or declining?

McCabe Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 16.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at McCabe Elementary?

8.8% of students at McCabe Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

McCabe Elementary

Mendota Unified Mendota Fresno County 93640

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

3,090 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

960 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

38 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 99.1%

White 0.6%

Asian 0.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for McCabe Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.1%
Met Standard	16.3%
Below Standard	75.6%

Exceeded

8.1%

Met

16.3%

Below

75.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for McCabe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.1% of students exceeded standard while 16.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Mendota Unified district average of 10.7%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.3% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 16.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

8.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

24.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-16.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

3,090

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	195	11.3%	16.4%	26.7%	45.6%	27.7%
4th	172	12.2%	13.9%	16.9%	57.0%	26.2%
5th	199	3.5%	16.1%	23.1%	57.3%	19.6%
6th	201	9.0%	18.4%	31.3%	41.3%	27.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	198	14.1%	25.8%	21.7%	38.4%	39.9%
4th	176	5.1%	18.8%	26.7%	49.4%	23.9%
5th	200	5.5%	9.5%	27.5%	57.5%	15.0%
6th	204	4.4%	11.3%	25.5%	58.8%	15.7%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.4

Mendota Elementary

Mendota Unified · 1.7 mi

47.4

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