James Monroe Elementary

James Monroe Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Fountain Valley, California, part of Garden Grove Unified, educates 555 students, covering grades K through 6.

Across the 64 schools in Garden Grove Unified (36,994 students total), James Monroe Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, James Monroe Elementary reports that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, James Monroe Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 46.0%.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which James Monroe Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Los Amigos High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Monroe Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James Monroe Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

James Monroe Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 100%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 83% to 88% across the same window.

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