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Schools in Mendota

Mendota’s public schools

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mendota. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/8schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,196 students on the public path
In brief

Mendota’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Mendota’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Mendota Elementary places highest (better than 99%); Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Mendota, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Two Rivers High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mendota, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–12Two Rivers High Schoolin Mendota HeightsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-EaganGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 5,452 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,619MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 2517 students tested
Math42%
State average 44.8% · 2322 students tested

Mendota vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Mendota’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mendota—West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
Mendota HeightsBWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan
St. PaulC−St. Paul Public

Every school in Mendota

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mendotain other towns
Somerset Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mendota Heights
A
412 students13:1Rate it →
Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eagan
B
387 students12:1Rate it →
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Saint Paul
C−
369 students11:1Rate it →
Mendota Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mendota Heights
A+
358 students12:1Rate it →
Garlough Environmental Magnet
Elementary · Grades K–4 · West Saint Paul
B−
414 students11:1Rate it →
Friendly Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mendota Heights
B−
785 students17:1Rate it →
Heritage E-STEM Magnet School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Saint Paul
C+
761 students15:1Rate it →
Two Rivers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendota Heights
B+
1,710 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Mendota’s schools

Are Mendota’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mendota. West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mendota. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mendota in?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan.

Where do Mendota kids go to high school?

Two Rivers High School.

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What Mendota families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.