Washington Elementary

Set in Mendota, California, Washington Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Mendota Unified. It caters to 423 students across grades K through 1.

Washington Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Mendota Unified, a district that works with 3,977 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Washington Elementary logs that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fresno County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Washington Elementary is one campus in the mix.

McCabe Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 424 students in 2018 to 423 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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