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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENDOTA UNIFIED·NCES 060002209293
Mendota Junior High
1258 East Belmont Ave., Mendota, CA 93640 · (559) 655-4301 · Fresno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
596 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 294 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 318 | 52% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
41.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.3pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 30.0% | 24.1% | 34.6% |
| Math | 7.1% | 11.5% | 21.1% | 60.3% |
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 | 41.3% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 40.3% | 23.9% |
| 2017-18 | 31.4% | 21.7% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 15.8% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Mendota Junior High
Mendota Junior High's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendota Junior High this school | 612 | 97.4% | 29.6% |
| Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate Santa Ana | 584 | 96.7% | 14.9% |
| Bobby Duke Middle Coachella | 648 | 96.0% | 20.6% |
| Citrus Middle Orange Cove | 602 | 96.8% | 40.9% |
| Parlier Junior High Parlier | 566 | 95.2% | 14.4% |
| Reef-Sunset Middle Avenal | 554 | 95.5% | 12.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Mendota Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #751 of 1,224 | #22 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #903 of 1,227 ▼ 27 | #27 of 40 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #676 of 1,227 ▼ 53 | #16 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #540 of 1,214 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #735 of 1,377 | #25 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #678 of 1,279 | #25 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.3% | #1,278 of 1,278 | #38 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #31 of 1,329 | #2 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.6% | #34 of 257 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
612
+50 (+9%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 612 | 28.7 | 21.3:1 | 97% (596) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 28.6 | 21.1:1 | 99% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 27.3 | 21.1:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 97% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 22.9 | 21.5:1 | 98% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 21 | 20.0:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | N/A | N/A | 86% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 13 | 23.2:1 | 90% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 15 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mendota Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (491 to 612); teachers up 26% (22.9 to 28.7).
About Mendota Junior High
Mendota Junior High is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Mendota, California. The latest federal count shows 612 students in grades 7 through 8.
Mendota Junior High belongs to Mendota Unified, a district of 7 schools and 3,977 students.
The large majority of students at Mendota Junior High, 100%, are Hispanic. Among all residents of Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mendota Junior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.
Teachers at the school number 28.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.3:1. Middle schools in California have a similar average ratio of 20.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 97% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Fresno County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
Mendota Junior High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mendota Junior High sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.6% and a predicted 22.5%.
Fresno County census figures show that median household income is about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 368 public schools operate in Fresno County, serving about 206,072 students.
The shortest distance from Mendota Junior High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Mendota High. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Mendota Junior High is 4th among 5 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Mendota Junior High in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 612 was 9% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 562. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 22.5:1 to 21.3:1.
Discussions about Mendota Junior High may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mendota Unified
- Mendota HighHigh · 1,065 students
- McCabe ElementaryElementary · 986 students
- Mendota ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Mendota Continuation HighHigh · 24 students
- Mendota Community DayHigh · 10 students
Other schools in Mendota
- Mendota HighHigh · 1,065 students
- McCabe ElementaryElementary · 986 students
- Mendota ElementaryElementary · 857 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Mendota Continuation HighHigh · 24 students
- Mendota Community DayHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Mendota High0.2 mi · 1,065
- Washington Elementary0.5 mi · 423
- Mendota Continuation High0.6 mi · 24
- Mendota Community Day0.6 mi · 10
- McCabe Elementary0.8 mi · 986
- Mendota Elementary1.3 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About Mendota Junior HighHow large is Mendota Junior High?
Mendota Junior High enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 07-08.
Is Mendota Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mendota Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Mendota Junior High have?
Mendota Junior High employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mendota Junior High?
Student demographics at Mendota Junior High are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Mendota Junior High?
Mendota Junior High is overseen by Mendota Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.