Mentone Elementary

As an intimate elementary-level community in Mentone, California, Mentone Elementary enrolls 378 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Redlands Unified.

Mentone Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Redlands Unified, a district that instructs 19,105 students overall.

Demographically, Mentone Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mentone Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Mentone Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mentone Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 33.7%.

Around the school, San Bernardino County reports that median household income runs about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Mentone Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Nearest neighbor: Redlands East Valley High, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mentone Elementary. On composite proficiency, Mentone Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mentone Elementary's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 378). Over the same period, the White share fell from 27% to 20%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Mentone Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.