Summary:
Mendota Junior High is a public middle school in Mendota, California, serving 576 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Mendota Unified School District, which is ranked 1201 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mendota Junior High faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and the California Science Test. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 41.4% in ELA, 17.15% in Math, and 10.79% in Science, compared to the state averages of 47.04%, 35.54%, and 30.7%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant, with only minor fluctuations in proficiency rates. Additionally, Mendota Junior High has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.7% in 2018-2019 to 24.0% in 2022-2023. This high rate of chronic absenteeism is likely impacting the school's academic performance.
Interestingly, the nearby Dairyland Elementary, located approximately 19 miles away, consistently outperforms Mendota Junior High in academic assessments and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Dairyland Elementary also has a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to Mendota Junior High's 98.61%. In contrast, Kerman Middle and Firebaugh Middle, which are closer in proximity to Mendota Junior High, also struggle academically and have similar socioeconomic challenges.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Mendota Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1745th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,557
Students who attend Mendota Junior High usually attend:
Feeder schools for Mendota Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.1
Number of students: 576
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
98.4%
White:
1.4%
Asian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.6%
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