Mendota Mental Health Institution
Madison · WI · Wisconsin Department of Health Services · Public · K-12 combined
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Central Wisconsin Center → Madison Country Day School → Shabazz-City High → Isthmus Montessori Academy Public → East High → Operation Fresh Start → Innovative High → Metro School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mendota Mental Health Institution compares for families
What families should know about Mendota Mental Health Institution.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Central Wisconsin Center, Madison Country Day School, Shabazz-City High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 18 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wisconsin Center Madison |
Public | 0.6 | 2 | — |
| Madison Country Day School Waunakee |
Private | 2.1 | 427 | -2.1% |
| Shabazz-City High Madison |
Public | 2.2 | 106 | +14.0% |
| Isthmus Montessori Academy Public Madison |
Public · charter | 2.6 | 10 | — |
| East High Madison |
Public | 3.5 | 1,643 | -4.6% |
| Operation Fresh Start Madison |
Private | 3.6 | 36 | — |
| Innovative High Madison |
Public | 3.6 | 138 | +12.2% |
| Metro School Madison |
Public | 4.3 | 11 | — |