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Enrollment
1,905
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271003193
James Monroe High
9229 Haskell Ave., North Hills, CA 91343 · (818) 830-4200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,905 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
1,792 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 436 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 498 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 521 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 450 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
34.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.1pp since 2014
Math
10.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 23.5% | 28.5% | 36.7% |
| Math | 3.0% | 7.5% | 23.7% | 65.8% |
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 | 34.9% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 14.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.2% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 10.2% |
| 2020-21 | 38.8% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.8% | 10.8% |
| 2017-18 | 46.2% | 17.7% |
| 2016-17 | 33.9% | 11.7% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 High
James Monroe High's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe High this school | 1,905 | 94.1% | 24.6% |
| John H. Francis Polytechnic Sun Valley | 2,124 | 93.5% | 32.8% |
| Norte Vista High Riverside | 1,804 | 92.0% | 30.2% |
| Madera South High Madera | 1,859 | 95.2% | 28.4% |
| North Salinas High Salinas | 2,106 | 93.5% | 31.8% |
| Mira Monte High Bakersfield | 2,048 | 94.7% | 18.9% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #932 of 1,052 | #197 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #953 of 1,056 ▼ 168 | #212 of 229 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #958 of 1,056 ▼ 69 | #207 of 229 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #458 of 1,044 | #131 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,905 | #345 of 2,093 | #69 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #182 of 1,352 | #61 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #1,120 of 1,351 | #239 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #161 of 1,575 | #96 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #361 of 802 | #136 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,905
-37 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 2,353
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,905 | 115.7 | 16.5:1 | 94% (1,792) |
| 2023-24 | 1,944 | 115.4 | 16.9:1 | 92% (1,782) |
| 2022-23 | 1,960 | 111.7 | 17.5:1 | 94% (1,843) |
| 2020-21 | 1,942 | 95 | 20.4:1 | 92% (1,793) |
| 2017-18 | 2,185 | 95.3 | 22.9:1 | 91% (1,996) |
| 2015-16 | 2,342 | 102 | 23.0:1 | 84% (1,977) |
| 2010-11 | 2,749 | N/A | N/A | 80% (2,189) |
| 2000-01 | 4,420 | 168 | 26.3:1 | 67% (2,942) |
| 1990-91 | 2,353 | 93 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Monroe High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,185 to 1,905); teachers up 21% (95.3 to 115.7).
About James Monroe High
James Monroe High is a large high school in North Hills, California, administered by Los Angeles Unified. The school reports 1,905 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
James Monroe High is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show James Monroe High is 90% Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
James Monroe High counts 115.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public high schools, James Monroe High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for James Monroe High is 24.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
Albert Einstein Continuation is located about 0.2 miles from James Monroe High. The five-mile area around James Monroe High holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, James Monroe High ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at James Monroe High was 1,942 in 2020-21 and 1,905 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.4 to 16.5 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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- Francisco Sepulveda MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
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- Plummer ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Langdon Avenue ElementaryElementary · 532 students
- Valor Academy MiddleMiddle · 510 students
Other James Monroe High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named James Monroe High. James Monroe High is the largest of the 3.
- James Monroe HighFredericksburg, VA · 1,013 students
- James Monroe High SchoolLindside, WV · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Albert Einstein Continuation0.2 mi · 50
- Gledhill Street Elementary0.3 mi · 373
- Langdon Avenue Elementary0.7 mi · 532
- Carlos Santana Arts Academy0.7 mi · 371
- Francisco Sepulveda Middle0.7 mi · 1,052
- Valor Academy Middle0.8 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About James Monroe HighWhat is the total enrollment at James Monroe High?
James Monroe High enrolls approximately 1,905 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does James Monroe High serve?
James Monroe High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does James Monroe High have?
James Monroe High employs 116 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at James Monroe High?
Student demographics at James Monroe High are roughly 3% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is James Monroe High in?
James Monroe High is part of Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.