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

Mendota Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.4/100, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,980 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mendota Elementary?

13.3% of students at Mendota Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mendota Elementary improving or declining?

Mendota Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mendota Elementary?

5.1% of students at Mendota 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.

Mendota Elementary

Mendota Unified Mendota Fresno County 93640

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,980 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

844 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

99%

Teachers

35 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.3%

White 1.7%

Asian 0.7%

Black 0.1%

Other 0.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mendota Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.3%
Met Standard	22.6%
Below Standard	64.0%

Exceeded

13.3%

Met

22.6%

Below

64.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Mendota Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Mendota Unified district average of 10.7%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.2 points higher (vs 8.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

13.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+7.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,980

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	141	14.2%	19.9%	29.8%	36.2%	34.0%
4th	131	10.7%	17.6%	20.6%	51.1%	28.2%
5th	104	19.2%	22.1%	25.0%	33.6%	41.4%
6th	119	8.4%	31.1%	26.1%	34.5%	39.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	141	9.2%	29.8%	23.4%	37.6%	39.0%
4th	131	6.9%	23.7%	26.7%	42.8%	30.5%
5th	104	27.9%	19.2%	19.2%	33.6%	47.1%
6th	119	10.9%	17.6%	27.7%	43.7%	28.6%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.5

McCabe Elementary

Mendota Unified · 1.7 mi

34.5

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