McCabe Elementary

Set in Mendota, California, McCabe Elementary is a roomy elementary-level community, overseen by Mendota Unified. It enrolls 986 students across grades 2 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 112% larger than typical.

Within Mendota Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 3,977 students, McCabe Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, McCabe Elementary reports that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at McCabe Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, McCabe Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Fresno County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McCabe Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mendota Community Day, around 0.4 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McCabe Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 860 students in 2018 compared to 986 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 31.9:1 in 2018 to 25.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.