Enrollment
165
High
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENDOCINO UNIFIED·NCES 062448003660
Mendocino High
10700 Ford St., Mendocino, CA 95460 · (707) 937-5871 · Mendocino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
105 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 42 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 28% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
40.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.5% | 34.4% | 18.8% | 9.4% |
| Math | 13.3% | 26.7% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 79.2% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 43.8% |
| 2020-21 | 74.1% | 45.5% |
| 2018-19 | 84.4% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.8% | 38.2% |
| 2016-17 | 86.7% | 54.4% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 78.0% | 51.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mendocino High
Mendocino High's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino High this school | 165 | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| South Fork High Miranda | 211 | 64.9% | 20.0% |
| Trinity High Weaverville | 289 | 60.9% | 27.7% |
| Modoc High Alturas | 245 | 63.7% | 28.5% |
| Etna Union High Etna | 185 | 61.6% | 56.7% |
| Willits Charter Willits | 123 | 69.1% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mendocino High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #188 of 1,052 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #270 of 1,056 ▼ 38 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #215 of 1,056 ▼ 130 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #487 of 1,044 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,417 of 2,093 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #977 of 1,575 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
165
0 (0%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 165 | 13.9 | 11.9:1 | 64% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 13.8 | 11.0:1 | 68% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 16.1 | 10.2:1 | 62% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 14 | 11.8:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 15.9 | 11.3:1 | 33% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | 24% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | N/A | N/A | 27% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 16 | 17.8:1 | 12% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mendocino High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (180 to 165); teachers down 13% (15.9 to 13.9).
About Mendocino High
Mendocino High is a high school in Mendocino, California, and it is part of Mendocino Unified. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 165 students on the rolls. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 80% below average.
Mendocino Unified operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 440 students.
About 74% of the student body at Mendocino High is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Mendocino County, the White share is about 64%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
Mendocino High lists 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. About 64% of students at Mendocino High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 75% average for public schools in Mendocino County is 11 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Mendocino High lands at A, ahead of 90% of California public high schools.
Mendocino High is 16.5 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
Looking at the county, Mendocino County, the median household earns about $68,092 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mendocino High, Mendocino County has 66 public schools.
Mendocino Sunrise High is the nearest public school to Mendocino High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 33.0% proficiency; Mendocino High posts 58.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (165) to 2024-25 (165).
Mendocino High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Mendocino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,244
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
12,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mendocino Unified
- Mendocino K-8Elementary · 241 students
- Albion ElementaryElementary · 13 students
- Comptche ElementaryElementary · 9 students
- Mendocino AlternativeCombined · 8 students
- Mendocino Sunrise HighHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Mendocino
- Mendocino K-8Elementary · 241 students
- Mendocino AlternativeCombined · 8 students
- Mendocino Sunrise HighHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Mendocino Sunrise High0.0 mi · 4
- Mendocino Alternative0.1 mi · 8
- Mendocino K-80.9 mi · 241
- Albion Elementary7.6 mi · 13
- Three Rivers Charter7.9 mi · 81
- Dana Gray Elementary8.9 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Mendocino HighHow many students attend Mendocino High?
Mendocino High enrolls approximately 165 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mendocino High serve?
Mendocino High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mendocino High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mendocino High is approximately 11.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mendocino High?
Student demographics at Mendocino High are roughly 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mendocino High in?
Mendocino High is part of Mendocino Unified.
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