Berkeley High vs Sylvia Mendez Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric Berkeley High Sylvia Mendez Elementary
Location Berkeley, CA Berkeley, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high elementary
Enrollment 3,218 379
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.9:1 17.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 21.5% 24.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Berkeley High Sylvia Mendez Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $28,034 $28,034
District Berkeley Unified Berkeley Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Berkeley High Sylvia Mendez Elementary
White 41.7% 23.3%
African American 11.3% 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino 22.9% 60.8%
Asian 8.7% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.0%
Multiracial 15.0% 7.9%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Berkeley High Sylvia Mendez Elementary
AP Courses Offered 35
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 229.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 11.6% 21.6%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 2 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.