Mendota Community Day
Mendota · CA · Mendota Unified · Public · K-12 combined
How Mendota Community Day compares for families
What families should know about Mendota Community Day.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Firebaugh Community Day, Mendota Continuation High, El Puente High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebaugh Community Day Firebaugh |
Public | 7.4 | 7 | — |
| Mendota Continuation High Mendota |
Public | 0.0 | 24 | — |
| El Puente High Firebaugh |
Public | 7.4 | 18 | — |
| Rio Del Rey High (Continuation) Helm |
Public | 22.2 | 10 | — |
| Pathway Community Day Fresno |
Public | 31.5 | 6 | — |
| Madera Unified Adult Transition Program Madera |
Public | 21.8 | 15 | — |
| Westside Community Day Middle High South Dos Palos |
Public | 20.4 | — | — |
| Madera County Independent Academy Madera |
Public · charter | 23.8 | — | — |
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