Mendota Elementary

Summary:

Mendota Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 308 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 330 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mendota Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.35% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.27% for the district and 52.07% for the state. The school also has a much higher chronic absenteeism rate of 50.2%, well above the district's 34.1% and the state's average. Additionally, 79.87% of Mendota Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the academic performance at Mendota Elementary contrasts sharply with that of Arboretum Elementary, which is part of the Waunakee Community School District. Arboretum Elementary consistently outperforms Mendota Elementary and the state averages in academic proficiency, with over 70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This stark contrast highlights the need for the Madison Metropolitan School District to re-evaluate its strategies and resource allocation to support struggling schools like Mendota Elementary and address the underlying factors contributing to these challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4002 School Rd
       Madison, WI  53704-1999


(608) 204-7840

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
821st of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,399 Help


Students who attend Mendota Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Black Hawk Middle
High:    East High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.1 Help
Number of students:  308

Racial breakdown:

African American:
54.9%
White:
16.2%
Hispanic:
13.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.9% Help


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Compare Details Mendota Elementary ranks worse than 77.4% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 19th among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.88. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Mendota Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (54.9%), White (16.2%), Hispanic (13%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mendota Elementary is 11.1, which is the 16th best among 29 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Mendota Elementary employs 27.6 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mendota Elementary is $15,399. 17 elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mendota Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mendota Elementary 821st of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Mendota Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Madison Metropolitan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Metropolitan School District 330th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mendota Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.47 476th 633 24.8%
2006 16.06 622nd 712 12.6%
2007 22.64 589th 689 14.5%
2008 22.87 893rd 1021 12.5%
2009 26.85 880th 1030 14.6%
2010 14.59 954th 1045 8.7%
2011 25.84 904th 1046 13.6%
2012 24.04 910th 1045 12.9%
2013 11.51 966th 1053 8.3%
2014 8.69 977th 1061 7.9%
2015 8.75 985th 1076 8.5%
2016 10.00 963rd 1075 10.4%
2017 11.39 951st 1071 11.2%
2018 15.14 903rd 1025 11.9%
2019 20.34 880th 1037 15.1%
2021 11.47 937th 1050 10.8%
2022 8.96 967th 1067 9.4%
2023 15.92 913th 1067 14.4%
2024 28.88 821st 1061 22.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.16 198th 287 31.0%
2019 48.12 119th 275 56.7%
2022 29.43 199th 248 19.8%
2023 28.39 203rd 249 18.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.19 587th 746 21.3%
2022 23.70 627th 748 16.2%
2023 29.86 555th 770 27.9%
2024 36.91 507th 790 35.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.76 816th 854 4.4%
2019 18.45 800th 874 8.5%
2021 11.34 810th 847 4.4%
2022 6.00 848th 859 1.3%
2023 14.32 803rd 871 7.8%
2024 34.24 626th 866 27.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.77 884th 997 11.3%
2019 16.50 873rd 1002 12.9%
2021 7.68 934th 1004 7.0%
2022 9.63 927th 1017 8.8%
2023 31.37 765th 1010 24.3%
2024 41.43 691st 1011 31.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.10 859th 997 13.8%
2019 26.91 810th 1002 19.2%
2021 22.01 832nd 1003 17.0%
2022 10.52 919th 1017 9.6%
2023 10.27 903rd 1011 10.7%
2024 21.09 847th 1012 16.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.69 116th 165 29.7%
2019 40.41 76th 161 52.8%
2021 41.32 72nd 141 48.9%
2022 31.37 88th 133 33.8%
2023 51.65 49th 138 64.5%
2024 62.93 37th 137 73.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.26 171st 271 36.9%
2019 45.71 129th 266 51.5%
2021 38.11 166th 274 39.4%
2022 25.08 235th 296 20.6%
2023 45.05 148th 290 49.0%
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Rank History for White students at Mendota Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.66 300th 686 56.3%
2019 71.28 163rd 718 77.3%
2021 24.61 590th 699 15.6%
2022 43.54 434th 704 38.4%
2024 69.19 200th 727 72.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mendota Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 312 74 2 6 n/a n/a n/a 0 394
1989 311 89 6 7 n/a n/a n/a 0 413
1990 296 92 11 13 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1991 339 114 8 10 6 n/a n/a 0 477
1992 288 107 10 12 5 n/a n/a 0 422
1993 270 118 15 14 5 n/a n/a 0 422
1994 260 138 16 8 6 n/a n/a 0 428
1995 233 152 12 13 3 n/a n/a 0 413
1996 233 152 12 13 3 n/a n/a 0 413
1997 238 174 16 14 1 n/a n/a 0 443
1998 169 148 14 18 1 n/a n/a 0 350
1999 156 133 15 11 2 n/a n/a 0 317
2000 146 136 11 9 4 n/a n/a 0 306
2001 115 153 10 9 6 n/a n/a 0 293
2002 100 153 7 11 4 n/a n/a 0 275
2003 100 153 7 11 4 n/a n/a 0 275
2004 82 126 6 21 1 n/a n/a 0 236
2005 74 134 3 17 1 n/a n/a 0 229
2006 70 143 4 19 3 n/a n/a 0 239
2007 78 157 7 20 6 n/a n/a 0 268
2008 79 168 7 26 4 n/a n/a 0 284
2009 71 158 7 29 6 n/a n/a 0 271
2010 93 155 3 31 7 n/a n/a 0 289
2011 94 140 3 24 4 0 30 0 295
2012 106 176 6 34 4 0 43 0 369
2013 98 173 2 34 1 0 49 0 357
2014 87 141 8 34 0 0 44 0 314
2015 80 141 15 37 1 0 46 0 320
2016 82 138 19 40 1 0 47 0 327
2017 84 133 22 45 0 0 45 0 329
2018 82 129 27 42 0 1 36 0 317
2019 70 157 26 42 1 0 33 0 329
2020 64 150 24 63 0 0 37 0 338
2021 62 164 31 51 0 0 35 0 343
2022 61 182 23 48 0 0 28 0 342
2023 50 169 15 40 2 0 32 0 308

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mendota Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 394 29.8 13.2 15.5
1989 413 32.3 12.7 26.4
1990 412 30.5 13.5 24.3
1991 477 31.5 15.1 14.7
1992 422 29.8 14.1 15.9
1993 422 34.7 12.2 20.6
1994 428 31.3 13.7 20.3
1995 413 37.9 10.9 21.8
1996 413 37.9 10.9 21.8
1997 443 37.7 11.8 22.6
1998 350 36.3 9.6 22
1999 317 33.3 9.5 27.4
2000 306 31.9 9.6 28.4
2001 293 33.9 8.6 29.4
2002 275 29.0 9.5 69.8
2003 275 29.0 9.5 69.8
2004 236 28.2 8.4 68.2
2005 229 25.3 9.1 n/a
2006 239 24.0 10.0 n/a
2007 268 23.3 11.5 69
2008 284 25.5 11.1 70.1
2009 271 24.2 11.2 69.7
2010 289 24.2 11.9 74
2011 295 24.6 11.9 75.9
2012 369 26.0 14.1 75.1
2013 357 31.6 11.2 78.2
2014 314 32.6 9.6 75.8
2015 320 n/a n/a 76.3
2016 327 30.0 10.9 78.9
2017 329 30.9 10.6 74.5
2018 317 32.6 9.7 67.5
2019 329 31.1 10.5 74.5
2020 338 31.3 10.7 64.8
2021 343 30.7 11.1 75.2
2022 342 29.9 11.4 75.4
2023 308 27.6 11.1 79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mendota Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 394 29.8 13.2 15.5
1989 413 32.3 12.7 26.4
1990 412 30.5 13.5 24.3
1991 477 31.5 15.1 14.7
1992 422 29.8 14.1 15.9
1993 422 34.7 12.2 20.6
1994 428 31.3 13.7 20.3
1995 413 37.9 10.9 21.8
1996 413 37.9 10.9 21.8
1997 443 37.7 11.8 22.6
1998 350 36.3 9.6 22
1999 317 33.3 9.5 27.4
2000 306 31.9 9.6 28.4
2001 293 33.9 8.6 29.4
2002 275 29.0 9.5 69.8
2003 275 29.0 9.5 69.8
2004 236 28.2 8.4 68.2
2005 229 25.3 9.1 n/a
2006 239 24.0 10.0 n/a
2007 268 23.3 11.5 69
2008 284 25.5 11.1 70.1
2009 271 24.2 11.2 69.7
2010 289 24.2 11.9 74
2011 295 24.6 11.9 75.9
2012 369 26.0 14.1 75.1
2013 357 31.6 11.2 78.2
2014 314 32.6 9.6 75.8
2015 320 n/a n/a 76.3
2016 327 30.0 10.9 78.9
2017 329 30.9 10.6 74.5
2018 317 32.6 9.7 67.5
2019 329 31.1 10.5 74.5
2020 338 31.3 10.7 64.8
2021 343 30.7 11.1 75.2
2022 342 29.9 11.4 75.4
2023 308 27.6 11.1 79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mendota Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,269 (7.7%) $15,302 (92.3%) $16,571
2020 $1,310 (8.3%) $14,536 (91.7%) $15,847
2021 $1,285 (8.3%) $14,115 (91.7%) $15,399

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mendota Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 880th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 913th of 1067 Elementary schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mendota Elementary)7.727.8
 20.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)35.334.9
 0.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mendota Elementary)25.629
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)45.840.3
 5.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mendota Elementary)31.915
 16.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)41.944.9
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mendota Elementary)36.217.5
 18.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)45.942.2
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Mendota Elementary)44.745
 0.3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District)50.156.6
 6.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Mendota Elementary)42.617.5
 25.1%
   4th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District)48.250.5
 2.4%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mendota Elementary)7.717.1
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)38.538.2
 0.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mendota Elementary)23.116.7
 6.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)4541.5
 3.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students329308
 6.4%
African American157169
 7.6%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian2615
 42.3%
Hispanic4240
 4.8%
Pacific Islander00
White7050
 28.6%
Two or More Races3332
 3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.5%79.9%
 5.4%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 308 students attended Mendota Elementary.

Students who attend Mendota Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Hawk Middle
High : East High

Students at Mendota Elementary are 55% African American, 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Mendota Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.


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