📍 4002 School Rd, Madison, Dane County, 53704
Mendota Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mendota Elementary enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 16% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 169 | 55% |
| White | 50 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 10% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 308 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 16, state house district 48.
Mendota Elementary is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Mendota Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large