📍 1320 Crafton Ave., Mentone, San Bernardino County, 92359
Mentone Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mentone, San Bernardino County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Blake Hardeman. It is part of the Redlands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
Mentone Elementary enrolls 434 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 298 | 69% |
| White | 94 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 434 students (80%) 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.
Mentone Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mentone Elementary is one of 25 schools in Redlands Unified, based in Redlands, California. The district serves 19,310 students district-wide and employs 925 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Mentone Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 772 students per school.