Teofilo Mendoza
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.1% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 77.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Teofilo Mendoza and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.1% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the South Bay Union district average of 10.3%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.2% exceeded — 3.1 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 11.6% | 13.0% | 24.6% |
| 4th | 50 | 12.0% | 6.0% | 18.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 7.3% | 14.7% | 22.1% |
| 6th | 80 | 13.8% | 26.3% | 40.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 5.4% | 10.8% | 16.2% |
| 4th | 52 | 5.8% | 21.1% | 26.9% |
| 5th | 68 | 4.4% | 7.3% | 11.8% |
| 6th | 81 | 12.3% | 4.9% | 17.3% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.6