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Sylvia Mendez Elementary

Regular School · Berkeley, CA

Sylvia Mendez Elementary is a regular school school in Berkeley, California, serving grades KG–05 with 379 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
379
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 230 61%
White 88 23%
Two or more races 30 8%
Black or African American 29 8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 379 179M / 199F

English Language Learners: 72 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.31 grade levels
Math
-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
22
5.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 379 100%

Contact & Location

2840 Ellsworth St.

Berkeley, CA 94705

Phone: (510)644-6290

District

Berkeley Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $31,097

District enrollment: 9,024

NCES ID

060474000445

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD