📍 1979 Summit Ln, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, 55118
Mendota Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mendota Heights, Dakota County. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mendota Elementary enrolls 392 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 285 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 13 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 392 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 52.
Mendota Elementary is one of 13 schools in West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, based in MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minnesota. The district serves 5,452 students district-wide and employs 383 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, Mendota Elementary is close to the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large