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

Mentone Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.4/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 752 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mentone Elementary?

15.9% of students at Mentone Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mentone Elementary improving or declining?

Mentone Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mentone Elementary?

15.9% of students at Mentone 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.

Mentone Elementary

Redlands Unified Mentone San Bernardino County 92359

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

752 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

429 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 69.5%

White 21.2%

Asian 0.9%

Black 2.6%

Other 5.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mentone Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.9%
Met Standard	22.4%
Below Standard	61.7%

Exceeded

15.9%

Met

22.4%

Below

61.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Mentone Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Redlands Unified district average of 21.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.2% exceeded — 6.3 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 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.