📍 605 Bass Ave., Mendota, Fresno County, 93640
Mendota Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mendota, Fresno County. The school has 856 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Juanita Villar. It is part of the Mendota Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
Mendota Elementary enrolls 856 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 827 | 97% |
| White | 17 | 2% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
834 of the school's 856 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mendota Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mendota Elementary is one of 7 schools in Mendota Unified, based in Mendota, California. The district serves 3,977 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 856 students, Mendota Elementary is larger than the district average of about 568 students per school.