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Enrollment
876
Middle
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVERMORE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062211002636
William Mendenhall Middle
1701 El Padro Dr., Livermore, CA 94550 · (925) 606-4731 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
24.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
59 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 6 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
67.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
55.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 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 | 32.4% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 11.7% |
| Math | 34.8% | 20.3% | 26.6% | 18.3% |
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 | 67.4% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 69.2% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.9% | 51.8% |
| 2020-21 | 74.5% | 52.1% |
| 2018-19 | 75.7% | 63.1% |
| 2017-18 | 77.0% | 60.7% |
| 2016-17 | 70.4% | 59.3% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 76% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 William Mendenhall Middle
William Mendenhall Middle's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Mendenhall Middle this school | 876 | 6.7% | 60.6% |
| Foothill Middle Walnut Creek | 1,005 | 8.4% | 66.3% |
| Palos Verdes Intermediate Palos Verdes Estates | 735 | 9.4% | 77.0% |
| Charlotte Wood Middle Danville | 853 | 5.2% | 69.6% |
| Hillview Middle Menlo Park | 846 | 11.2% | 77.3% |
| Orinda Intermediate Orinda | 822 | 3.8% | 82.9% |
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 William Mendenhall Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #209 of 1,224 | #14 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #225 of 1,227 ▼ 12 | #17 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #219 of 1,227 ▼ 5 | #14 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #813 of 1,214 | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #330 of 1,377 | #19 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #1,096 of 1,279 | #43 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #208 of 1,278 | #19 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #1,313 of 1,329 | #48 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #647 of 930 | #18 of 29 |
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
876
-45 (-5%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 876 | 36.2 | 24.2:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 35.1 | 25.5:1 | 11% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 37.4 | 23.6:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 37 | 24.9:1 | 9% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 975 | 39 | 25.0:1 | 11% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 948 | 38 | 24.9:1 | 10% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 857 | N/A | N/A | 12% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 852 | 38 | 22.4:1 | 4% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 31 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Mendenhall Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (975 to 876); teachers down 7% (39 to 36.2).
About William Mendenhall Middle
William Mendenhall Middle runs as a mid-sized middle school in Livermore, California. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 876 students. It has 33% more students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
William Mendenhall Middle is one school in Livermore Valley Joint Unified, a system of 18 schools with 12,945 students.
The biggest share of students at William Mendenhall Middle, 47%, is White. The remaining shares are 23% Asian, 19% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Alameda County's population at about 30%. The diversity index for William Mendenhall Middle is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. The school has 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1. In all, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
William Mendenhall Middle earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of California public middle schools.
In California, William Mendenhall Middle is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.6% compared with a predicted 75.6%.
For Alameda County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 394 public schools and about 210,511 students.
Emma C. Smith Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from William Mendenhall Middle. William Mendenhall Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 60.6%, lower than William Mendenhall Middle's 60.6%.
For locale, NCES codes William Mendenhall Middle as City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 921 (2020-21) to 876 (2024-25).
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livermore Valley Joint Unified
- Granada HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Livermore HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Junction K-8Elementary · 801 students
- Joe MichellElementary · 786 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Emma C. Smith ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Other schools in Livermore
- Granada HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Livermore HighHigh · 1,827 students
- Junction K-8Elementary · 801 students
- Joe MichellElementary · 786 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 759 students
- Emma C. Smith ElementaryElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- Emma C. Smith Elementary0.3 mi · 648
- Joe Michell0.7 mi · 786
- Granada High0.9 mi · 2,156
- Sunset Elementary1.1 mi · 759
- Marylin Avenue Elementary1.6 mi · 430
- Rancho Las Positas Elementary1.7 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About William Mendenhall MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at William Mendenhall Middle?
William Mendenhall Middle enrolls approximately 876 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does William Mendenhall Middle serve?
William Mendenhall Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Mendenhall Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Mendenhall Middle is approximately 24.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at William Mendenhall Middle?
Student demographics at William Mendenhall Middle are roughly 47% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 23% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is William Mendenhall Middle in?
William Mendenhall Middle is part of Livermore Valley Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.