Teofilo Mendoza

Set in San Diego, California, Teofilo Mendoza is a mid-tier K-5 school, operated by South Bay Union. It instructs 468 students across grades K through 6.

South Bay Union runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,513 students. Teofilo Mendoza is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Teofilo Mendoza records that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Teofilo Mendoza falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.5%; this one comes in at 21.3%, -19.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Teofilo Mendoza is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Emory Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Teofilo Mendoza ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Teofilo Mendoza's enrollment has edged down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 797 (now 468). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 85% to 90% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Teofilo Mendoza community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.