📍 2050 Coronado Ave., San Diego, San Diego County, 92154
Teofilo Mendoza is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marlo Vasquez. It is part of the South Bay Union school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Teofilo Mendoza enrolls 531 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Two or more races and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 474 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.2% |
| White | 11 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
379 of the school's 531 students (71%) 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.
Teofilo Mendoza is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Teofilo Mendoza is one of 13 schools in South Bay Union, based in Imperial Beach, California. The district serves 5,450 students district-wide and employs 243 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, Teofilo Mendoza is larger than the district average of about 419 students per school.