Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENDON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262352006028
Mendon Elementary School
306 LANE ST, MENDON, MI 49072 · (269) 496-2175 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
96 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mendon Elementary School→Mendon MiddleHigh School
Based on grade levels within Mendon Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientMath
23.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Michigan average is about 45 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Michigan 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 Mendon Elementary School
Mendon Elementary School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendon Elementary School this school | 210 | 45.7% | 28.1% |
| Island City Academy EATON RAPIDS | 197 | 44.7% | 55.3% |
| Morrice Area Elementary School MORRICE | 196 | 42.9% | 38.5% |
| Hillman Elementary School HILLMAN | 203 | 49.3% | N/A |
| Bad Axe Middle School BAD AXE | 227 | 44.1% | 44.6% |
| Vestaburg Community Elem School VESTABURG | 247 | 47.8% | 43.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 Mendon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #968 of 1,085 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,001 of 1,072 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #1,399 of 1,630 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #23 of 1,424 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #1,243 of 1,424 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #966 of 1,563 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #846 of 979 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
210
+35 (+20%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 210 | 19.2 | 11.0:1 | 46% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 17.2 | 11.7:1 | 53% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 13.7 | 13.8:1 | 65% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 55% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 15.3 | 14.2:1 | 54% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 47% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 26% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mendon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (217 to 210); teachers up 25% (15.3 to 19.2).
About Mendon Elementary School
Mendon Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in MENDON, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 210 students. The school's enrollment is 43% smaller than the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Mendon Community School District has 464 students spread across 2 schools.
At Mendon Elementary School, White students make up 93% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Mendon Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Staffing totals 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 46%. The rate at public schools in St. Joseph County averages 55%, higher than here.
Mendon Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 46.0% for Mendon Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 28.1%. The 17.9-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Mendon Elementary School is located in St. Joseph County, where median household income is about $66,425, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 32 public schools in St. Joseph County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,517.
The closest public school to Mendon Elementary School is Mendon MiddleHigh School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Mendon Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 210, 20% above the 175 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 11.0 in 2024-25.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,969
Census ACS
Median income
$66,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
9,517 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mendon Community School District
- Mendon MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 254 students
Other Mendon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mendon Elementary. Mendon Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mendon Elementary SchoolRuffsdale, PA · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Mendon MiddleHigh School0.6 mi · 254
- Nottawa Community School6.4 mi · 189
- Centreville Elementary School7.4 mi · 482
- Centreville Jr Sr High School7.4 mi · 407
- Leonidas School7.8 mi · 35
- Colon Elementary School7.8 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Mendon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mendon Elementary School?
Mendon Elementary School enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mendon Elementary School serve?
Mendon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mendon Elementary School have?
Mendon Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mendon Elementary School?
At Mendon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Mendon Elementary School public or private?
Mendon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mendon Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.