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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESERT SANDS UNIFIED·NCES 061111009786
James Monroe Elementary
42-100 Yucca Ln., Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203 · (760) 772-4130 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
388 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
52.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.4% | 29.0% | 19.1% | 22.5% |
| Math | 23.6% | 29.4% | 25.9% | 21.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 60.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 54.9% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 51.9% |
| 2018-19 | 77.3% | 79.7% |
| 2017-18 | 75.3% | 78.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.7% | 69.3% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like James Monroe Elementary
James Monroe Elementary's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe Elementary this school | 562 | 69.0% | 57.2% |
| Linwood Elementary Visalia | 537 | 68.3% | 49.0% |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary Vista | 579 | 69.1% | 47.0% |
| Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary Ceres | 503 | 69.8% | 34.9% |
| Rice Canyon Elementary Lake Elsinore | 596 | 70.5% | 45.2% |
| Miguelito Elementary Lompoc | 634 | 69.9% | 30.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where James Monroe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #1,262 of 5,151 | #31 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,413 of 5,172 ▼ 412 | #34 of 283 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #1,445 of 5,172 ▼ 48 | #43 of 283 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #909 of 5,116 | #30 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,733 of 5,915 | #201 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #4,684 of 5,352 | #267 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #2,892 of 5,354 | #121 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #3,013 of 5,625 | #212 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #2,053 of 3,837 | #103 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-73 (-11%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 22.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 22 | 25.6:1 | 69% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 22.5 | 23.9:1 | 65% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 24 | 24.2:1 | 64% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 54% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 28 | 23.6:1 | 52% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 57% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | N/A | N/A | 58% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 50% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 14 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (660 to 562); teachers down 21% (28 to 22).
About James Monroe Elementary
James Monroe Elementary is an elementary school located in Bermuda Dunes, California, in Riverside County. Enrollment stands at 562 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 21% larger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
James Monroe Elementary falls under Desert Sands Unified, which has 34 schools enrolling 25,613 students.
At James Monroe Elementary, 69% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 20% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Riverside County is roughly 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, James Monroe Elementary scores 48%.
For every teacher at James Monroe Elementary, there are about 25.6 students; the school has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 69%.
James Monroe Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.2%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 39.1%, so the school is 18.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Riverside County show that median household income comes to about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 543, with about 424,872 students.
Horizon is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of James Monroe Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, James Monroe Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies James Monroe Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 25.6:1, from 22.7:1.
This page collects posts and questions about James Monroe Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Desert Sands Unified
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,425 students
- Palm Desert HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Indio HighHigh · 1,962 students
- Shadow Hills HighHigh · 1,650 students
- Palm Desert Charter MiddleMiddle · 1,298 students
- John Glenn Middle School of International StudiesMiddle · 1,099 students
Other James Monroe Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named James Monroe Elementary. James Monroe Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- James Monroe ElementaryMadera, CA · 624 students
- James Monroe ElementaryFountain Valley, CA · 555 students
- James Monroe ElementarySanta Rosa, CA · 315 students
- James Monroe Elementary SchoolEdison, NJ · 537 students
- James Monroe ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Horizon0.6 mi · 286
- Summit High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 195
- Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle0.7 mi · 439
- Gerald R. Ford Elementary1.3 mi · 598
- Ronald Reagan Elementary1.5 mi · 808
- Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies2.0 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About James Monroe ElementaryHow many students attend James Monroe Elementary?
James Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does James Monroe Elementary serve?
James Monroe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Monroe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Monroe Elementary is approximately 25.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is James Monroe Elementary?
James Monroe Elementary reports a student body of 20% White, 69% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is James Monroe Elementary public or private?
James Monroe Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Desert Sands Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.