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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061488001863
James Monroe Elementary
16225 Newhope St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 · (714) 663-6264 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
384 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 | 134 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 127% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
50.2%
CA avg 49.1%
Math
49.0%
CA avg 37.7%
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.8% | 27.4% | 29.8% | 20.0% |
| Math | 19.6% | 29.4% | 31.8% | 19.2% |
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 | 50.2% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.7% | 45.7% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 40.2% |
| 2018-19 | 54.1% | 66.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe Elementary this school | 555 | 69.2% | 47.9% |
| John Muir Fundamental Elementary Santa Ana | 557 | 70.4% | 56.7% |
| Ladera Palma Elementary La Habra | 583 | 70.3% | 45.4% |
| Tierra Vista Elementary Oxnard | 560 | 71.4% | 23.9% |
| Sanger Academy Charter Sanger | 609 | 69.0% | 52.5% |
| Hilltop Drive Elementary Chula Vista | 559 | 69.2% | 42.6% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,870 of 5,151 | #220 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,658 of 5,172 ▲ 151 | #203 of 382 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #2,015 of 5,172 ▲ 102 | #226 of 382 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #1,423 of 5,116 | #81 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,805 of 5,915 | #133 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,216 of 5,352 | #242 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #4,350 of 5,354 | #331 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #3,001 of 5,625 | #172 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +99.6% | #12 of 1,139 | #3 of 55 |
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
555
+68 (+14%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 555 | 22.5 | 24.7:1 | 69% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 22 | 25.4:1 | 68% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 22.5 | 25.2:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 19 | 25.6:1 | 59% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 11 | 25.3:1 | 58% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | N/A | N/A | 55% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 36% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 19 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 100% (278 to 555); teachers up 105% (11 to 22.5).
About James Monroe Elementary
James Monroe Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fountain Valley, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 555 students on the rolls.
James Monroe Elementary is one of the 64 schools that make up Garden Grove Unified (36,994 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 54 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. James Monroe Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, James Monroe Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 76% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, James Monroe Elementary is 8.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.9%. Predicted: 39.0%.
In the surrounding county, Orange County, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting James Monroe Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
James Monroe Elementary's nearest public school is Los Amigos High (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.9%; James Monroe Elementary's is 47.9%, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 555 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 487.
This page collects posts and questions about James Monroe Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified
- Garden Grove HighHigh · 2,148 students
- La Quinta HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Bolsa Grande HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Santiago HighHigh · 1,664 students
- Pacifica HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Rancho Alamitos HighHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in Fountain Valley
- Fountain Valley HighHigh · 3,171 students
- Los Amigos HighHigh · 1,430 students
- Masuda (Kazuo) MiddleMiddle · 768 students
- Fulton (Harry C.) MiddleMiddle · 753 students
- Vista View MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Ethan B. Allen ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other James Monroe Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named James Monroe Elementary. James Monroe Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- James Monroe ElementaryMadera, CA · 624 students
- James Monroe ElementaryBermuda Dunes, CA · 562 students
- James Monroe ElementarySanta Rosa, CA · 315 students
- James Monroe Elementary SchoolEdison, NJ · 537 students
- James Monroe ElementaryNorfolk, VA · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Los Amigos High0.4 mi · 1,430
- Newhope Elementary0.4 mi · 334
- Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary0.6 mi · 400
- Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate0.7 mi · 534
- College and Career Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 168
- Heritage Elementary0.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About James Monroe ElementaryHow many students attend James Monroe Elementary?
James Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does James Monroe Elementary serve?
James Monroe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Monroe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Monroe Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James Monroe Elementary?
At James Monroe Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is James Monroe Elementary public or private?
James Monroe Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garden Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.