Overview
Sylvia Mendez Elementary is a public primary serving grades 0–5 in Berkeley, California. The school enrolls 386 students. It is part of the Berkeley Unified district.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against California state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Things to Consider
Higher-than-average student-to-teacher ratio
22.7:1 — larger classes than typical
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelPrimary
Grade Span0–5
DistrictBerkeley Unified
County6001
CityBerkeley
ZIP94705
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID060474000445
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment386
White0.0%
Hispanic / Latino50.5%
Black / African American3.1%
Asian10.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native29.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
Two or More Races7.0%
Race / Ethnicity Distribution
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Equity & Title I
In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.
FRL %33%
State Avg64%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)