At Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, a California Distinguished School, it is our mission to provide students with a rigorous learning environment that encourages high expectations for success through standards-based, student-centered instruction. We believe education is the shared responsibility of the student, parents, school and community. Together, we provide an academically rich, caring, and supportive environment that promotes respect and motivates students to learn, to act responsibly, to monitor their own academic progress, and to develop skills for life-long success.


Mendez Fundamental will provide all students with the tools and instruction necessary for success in high school and college. Along with this instruction, we seek to instill within each student a sense of responsibility, patriotism, accomplishment, and a positive self-image.