The brief
A Mendocino Unified school serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
Mendocino Alternative is listed in Mendocino Unified, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 201150%
About this school's data4 sources, 2011–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 25% (2011 EdFacts) · reading/ELA 75% (2011 EdFacts).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2011 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2011 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2011 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2011 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 95460; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments 2011 EdFacts; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $68,478
- Median home value
- $666,200
- Median rent
- $1,908/mo
- College educated
- 40.4%
- Homeownership
- 76.8%
- Poverty rate
- 7.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 95460; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 63
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 40
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 1,180/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Mendocino Alternative serve?
Mendocino Alternative serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Mendocino Alternative?
Mendocino Alternative has an enrollment of approximately 8 students.
What are the test scores at Mendocino Alternative?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Mendocino Alternative has 25% math proficiency (2011 EdFacts) and 75% reading/ELA proficiency (2011 EdFacts).
Is Mendocino Alternative a charter school?
No, Mendocino Alternative is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Mendocino Alternative a Title I school?
No, Mendocino Alternative is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 8
- Type
- Alternative
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Rural
- County
- Mendocino County
- Phone
- (707) 937-0138
- Schools in district
- 6
- District spending per student
- $28,262
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 14.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 95460)
- 2,144
- Area median age
- 60.8
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.