Schools in Mendocino · Mendocino Unified School District
Mendocino’s public schools score below 54% of California districts
The public schools Mendocino’s kids attend trail 54% of California’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
38%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 2 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
5%
▼ 83 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$29.7K
▲ 40% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools
2
406 students
The School Grade
How Mendocino compares
B− Test scores
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (549)Better than 38%
Good confidence. Built on 174 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mendocino.
The path, start to finish
K–8Mendocino K-8Mendocino Unified School District
9–12Mendocino HighMendocino Unified School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Below the state in reading
Reading47%
State average 48.5%
Math27%
State average 33.4%
Every school in Mendocino
2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
High
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.