Is James Monroe Elementary a good school?

James Monroe Elementary ranks 2065 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James Monroe Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 560 students attended James Monroe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of James Monroe Elementary?

Students at James Monroe Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

James Monroe Elementary

Summary:

James Monroe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fountain Valley, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 568 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Monroe Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,069 and 2,222 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some grade levels performing better than others. The school has shown strong performance in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased significantly, from 2.8% in 2017-2018 to 20.9% in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to the decline in academic performance.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District, such as Rosita Elementary and R.F. Hazard Elementary, James Monroe Elementary's performance is generally on par or slightly below. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the district, such as Thomas Paine Elementary and Susan B. Anthony Elementary, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. When compared to schools in the neighboring Santa Ana Unified School District, James Monroe Elementary generally outperforms them, particularly in the area of English Language Arts.

Detail:

Public K-6

16225 Newhope St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-1703

(714) 663-6264

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2065^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,836

Student/teacher ratio: 25.4

Number of students: 560

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

5.2%

Asian:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details James Monroe Elementary ranks better than 64.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 27^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.93. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.7%), White (5.2%), Asian (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James Monroe Elementary is 25.4. 36 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare James Monroe Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at James Monroe Elementary is $11,836. 38 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

James Monroe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks James Monroe Elementary 2065^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See James Monroe Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for James Monroe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at James Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.65	1346^th	4809	72.0%
2005	69.50	1365^th	4822	71.7%
2006	53.02	2043^rd	4818	57.6%
2007	61.88	1728^th	5113	66.2%
2008	77.90	1068^th	5113	79.1%
2009	77.92	1096^th	5193	78.9%
2010	78.54	1069^th	5314	79.9%
2011	72.22	1381^st	5377	74.3%
2012	69.85	1541^st	5390	71.4%
2013	66.13	1765^th	5530	68.1%
2022	56.37	2222^nd	5883	62.2%
2023	62.80	1909^th	5874	67.5%
2024	59.93	2065^th	5862	64.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at James Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	77.28	342^nd	3311	89.7%
2023	82.86	228^th	3250	93.0%
2024	75.15	309^th	3160	90.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at James Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	50.46	2249^th	5264	57.3%
2023	63.25	1559^th	5374	71.0%
2024	55.40	2039^th	5511	63.0%

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Rank History for Female students at James Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	52.12	2311^th	5635	59.0%
2023	54.00	2207^th	5617	60.7%
2024	64.89	1714^th	5605	69.4%

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Rank History for Male students at James Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	59.52	1983^rd	5663	65.0%
2023	70.64	1484^th	5650	73.7%
2024	51.66	2378^th	5636	57.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at James Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	61.84	1532^nd	5084	69.9%
2023	71.72	1090^th	5098	78.6%
2024	69.72	1198^th	5102	76.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for James Monroe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	289	7	154	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1989	280	4	148	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	252	5	151	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	458
1991	246	8	170	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	476
1992	253	9	202	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
1993	186	16	184	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	451
1994	184	14	185	62	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	157	17	204	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1996	157	17	204	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1997	167	13	208	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	471
1998	144	11	224	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1999	134	7	231	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
2000	121	6	234	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
2001	125	8	235	86	3	n/a	n/a	0	457
2002	105	11	236	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	443
2003	105	11	236	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	443
2004	93	13	234	102	6	n/a	n/a	0	448
2005	79	13	217	121	5	n/a	n/a	0	435
2006	65	11	208	113	3	n/a	n/a	0	400
2007	49	9	224	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
2008	39	12	194	105	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	350
2009	38	6	204	100	0	1	1	0	350
2010	37	3	197	106	0	3	0	0	346
2011	33	4	187	116	0	2	0	0	342
2012	29	2	172	89	0	1	3	0	296
2013	32	2	154	81	0	2	6	0	277
2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	1
2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	5	3	12	147	0	1	8	0	176
2018	16	1	16	230	0	1	14	0	278
2019	18	1	18	309	0	2	13	0	361
2020	21	1	22	356	0	2	14	0	416
2021	22	2	22	419	0	2	20	0	487
2022	26	3	23	478	0	2	21	0	553
2023	31	3	19	496	0	1	18	0	568
2024	29	2	19	491	0	1	18	0	560

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at James Monroe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	487	18.4	26.4	n/a
1989	470	17.4	27.0	n/a
1990	458	18.4	24.8	n/a
1991	476	19.0	25.0	n/a
1992	524	19.3	27.1	23.9
1993	451	20.0	22.6	37.3
1994	446	19.0	23.5	37
1995	466	20.0	23.3	36.7
1996	466	20.0	23.3	36.7
1997	471	22.0	21.4	41
1998	461	23.0	20.0	35.8
1999	450	24.0	18.8	36.4
2000	437	21.5	20.3	38.9
2001	457	21.5	21.3	35.9
2002	443	22.0	20.1	44.2
2003	443	22.0	20.1	44.2
2004	448	21.0	21.3	44
2005	435	21.0	20.7	38.9
2006	400	19.0	21.1	37.5
2007	378	18.0	21.0	40.2
2008	350	17.0	20.6	45.4
2009	350	17.0	19.4	51.7
2010	346	17.0	20.3	51.4
2011	342	n/a	n/a	54.7
2012	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
2013	277	12.0	23.0	58.1
2014	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	176	7.0	25.1	56.3
2018	278	11.0	25.2	57.6
2019	361	14.0	25.7	58.2
2020	416	n/a	n/a	60.3
2021	487	19.0	25.6	59.1
2022	553	20.5	26.9	59.1
2023	568	22.5	25.2	64.6
2024	560	22.0	25.4	67.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio James Monroe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	487	18.4	26.4	n/a
1989	470	17.4	27.0	n/a
1990	458	18.4	24.8	n/a
1991	476	19.0	25.0	n/a
1992	524	19.3	27.1	23.9
1993	451	20.0	22.6	37.3
1994	446	19.0	23.5	37
1995	466	20.0	23.3	36.7
1996	466	20.0	23.3	36.7
1997	471	22.0	21.4	41
1998	461	23.0	20.0	35.8
1999	450	24.0	18.8	36.4
2000	437	21.5	20.3	38.9
2001	457	21.5	21.3	35.9
2002	443	22.0	20.1	44.2
2003	443	22.0	20.1	44.2
2004	448	21.0	21.3	44
2005	435	21.0	20.7	38.9
2006	400	19.0	21.1	37.5
2007	378	18.0	21.0	40.2
2008	350	17.0	20.6	45.4
2009	350	17.0	19.4	51.7
2010	346	17.0	20.3	51.4
2011	342	n/a	n/a	54.7
2012	296	15.0	19.7	n/a
2013	277	12.0	23.0	58.1
2014	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	176	7.0	25.1	56.3
2018	278	11.0	25.2	57.6
2019	361	14.0	25.7	58.2
2020	416	n/a	n/a	60.3
2021	487	19.0	25.6	59.1
2022	553	20.5	26.9	59.1
2023	568	22.5	25.2	64.6
2024	560	22.0	25.4	67.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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