📍 44261 Little Lake Rd., Mendocino, Mendocino County, 95460
Mendocino K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mendocino, Mendocino County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kim Humrichouse. It is part of the Mendocino Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Mendocino K-8 enrolls 250 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 250 students (63%) 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.
Mendocino K-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mendocino K-8 is one of 6 schools in Mendocino Unified, based in Mendocino, California. The district serves 428 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Mendocino K-8 is larger than the district average of about 71 students per school.