Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 88 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENDOCINO UNIFIED·NCES 062448003659
Mendocino K-8
44261 Little Lake Rd., Mendocino, CA 95460 · (707) 937-0515 · Mendocino County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
165 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
41%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
55.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.4pp since 2014
Math
42.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.9% | 38.5% | 18.1% | 26.5% |
| Math | 21.1% | 21.7% | 31.9% | 25.3% |
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 | 55.4% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 36.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 50.7% | 47.7% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 K-8
Mendocino K-8's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino K-8 this school | 241 | 68.5% | 46.6% |
| Twain Harte Twain Harte | 258 | 65.1% | 43.4% |
| Eagle Prairie Elementary Rio Dell | 223 | 63.7% | 56.0% |
| Children's Community Charter Paradise | 220 | 62.7% | N/A |
| Shaffer Elementary Litchfield | 246 | 61.0% | 31.6% |
| Wasuma Elementary Ahwahnee | 270 | 61.1% | 33.1% |
Matched among California elementary 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 K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,957 of 5,151 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,081 of 5,172 ▲ 358 | #2 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,658 of 5,172 ▼ 2 | #2 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #1,224 of 5,116 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #5,161 of 5,915 | #13 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #19 of 5,352 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #3,366 of 5,354 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #3,045 of 5,625 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,678 of 3,837 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
241
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 241 | 16.9 | 14.3:1 | 68% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 16.9 | 14.6:1 | 68% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 63% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 45% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 18.5 | 15.9:1 | 48% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 42% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | N/A | N/A | 34% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 15 | 13.2:1 | 23% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mendocino K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (293 to 241); teachers down 9% (18.5 to 16.9).
About Mendocino K-8
A small elementary school in Mendocino, California, Mendocino K-8 is part of Mendocino Unified. The school enrolls 241 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Mendocino K-8 is one school in a 6-school district, Mendocino Unified, which enrolls 440 students.
White students are the majority at Mendocino K-8, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Mendocino County, the White share is about 64%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mendocino K-8 counts 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Mendocino K-8 a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In California, Mendocino K-8 is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.6% actual against a predicted 39.4%.
Across Mendocino County, the median household income is $68,092, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Mendocino County has 66 public schools and roughly 12,738 students.
Mendocino High is the public school closest to Mendocino K-8, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, Mendocino K-8 is 2nd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 15 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mendocino K-8 covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HighHigh · 165 students
- Albion ElementaryElementary · 13 students
- Comptche ElementaryElementary · 9 students
- Mendocino AlternativeCombined · 8 students
- Mendocino Sunrise HighHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Mendocino
- Mendocino HighHigh · 165 students
- Mendocino AlternativeCombined · 8 students
- Mendocino Sunrise HighHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Mendocino High0.9 mi · 165
- Mendocino Sunrise High0.9 mi · 4
- Mendocino Alternative1.0 mi · 8
- Albion Elementary7.3 mi · 13
- Three Rivers Charter7.8 mi · 81
- Dana Gray Elementary8.8 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Mendocino K-8What is the total enrollment at Mendocino K-8?
Mendocino K-8 enrolls approximately 241 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Mendocino K-8 serve?
Mendocino K-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mendocino K-8 have?
Mendocino K-8 employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Mendocino K-8?
Mendocino K-8 reports a student body of 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mendocino K-8 in?
Mendocino K-8 is part of Mendocino Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.