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Mendon Elementary School
164 Route 31
Ruffs Dale PA, 15679, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-872-6484
Ranking: 
(1,181 out of 2,311, bottom 49%)*
(1,181 out of 2,311, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Yough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 239 | 255 | 247 | 264 | 267 | 281 | 448 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 43 | 18.0% | 55 | 21.6% | 42 | 17.0% | 56 | 21.2% | 40 | 15.0% | 51 | 18.1% | 88 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 19.2% | 44 | 17.3% | 54 | 21.9% | 39 | 14.8% | 51 | 19.1% | 52 | 18.5% | 79 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 18.4% | 57 | 22.4% | 41 | 16.6% | 54 | 20.5% | 53 | 19.9% | 59 | 21.0% | 95 | 21.2% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 24.7% | 44 | 17.3% | 58 | 23.5% | 54 | 20.5% | 60 | 22.5% | 61 | 21.7% | 80 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 19.7% | 55 | 21.6% | 52 | 21.1% | 61 | 23.1% | 63 | 23.6% | 57 | 20.3% | 106 | 23.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 104 | 43.5% | 121 | 47.5% | 110 | 44.5% | 119 | 45.1% | 120 | 44.9% | 136 | 48.4% | 223 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 135 | 56.5% | 134 | 52.5% | 137 | 55.5% | 145 | 54.9% | 139 | 52.1% | 137 | 48.8% | 221 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 3.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.7% |
| White: | 227 | 95.0% | 242 | 94.9% | 244 | 98.8% | 264 | 100.0% | 256 | 95.9% | 277 | 98.6% | 432 | 96.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 35.1% | 91 | 35.7% | 95 | 38.5% | 92 | 34.8% | 99 | 37.1% | 75 | 26.7% | 122 | 27.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 8.4% | 21 | 8.2% | 18 | 7.3% | 27 | 10.2% | 31 | 11.6% | 39 | 13.9% | 57 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.31 | 14.06 | 14.24 | 13.92 | 14.73 | 16.20 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 82.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 90.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 83.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 88.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85.5% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 85.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 80.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 79.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 73% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.5% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 79.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 88.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 83.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 68.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 71.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71.6% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 83.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 68.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 90.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 85.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 67.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 67.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76% | 66.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 65.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 57.7% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.7% | 54.1% |
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* Mendon Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.