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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBREY ISD·NCES 480891012259
James A Monaco
9350 CAPE COD BLVD, AUBREY, TX 76227 · (940) 668-0000 · Denton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
194 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 A Monaco
James A Monaco's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Monaco this school | 539 | 36.0% | 41.6% |
| Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School FORT WORTH | 533 | 35.1% | 48.9% |
| Merriman Park Elementary School DALLAS | 446 | 33.9% | 52.3% |
| Simpson Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 592 | 35.0% | 48.0% |
| Judy Hajek Elementary School BURLESON | 628 | 37.3% | 54.7% |
| Theiss Elementary School KLEIN | 637 | 35.0% | 55.2% |
Matched among Texas 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 A Monaco ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,379 of 4,401 | #94 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,186 of 4,466 ▼ 876 | #106 of 138 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,597 of 4,466 ▼ 391 | #105 of 138 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -21.0pp | #60 of 3,998 | #4 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #2,137 of 4,938 | #83 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,977 of 4,622 | #82 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #552 of 4,628 | #47 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #4,074 of 4,789 | #79 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #2,679 of 2,838 | #67 of 69 |
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
539
+78 (+17%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 539 | 37.2 | 14.5:1 | 36% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 43.6 | 15.3:1 | 34% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 36% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 27% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 36.9 | 14.9:1 | 30% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 35% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A Monaco.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (551 to 539); teachers up 1% (36.9 to 37.2).
About James A Monaco
As a mid-sized elementary school, James A Monaco serves students in AUBREY, Texas. It teaches 539 students in kindergarten through 5.
The 7 schools of AUBREY ISD, including James A Monaco, enroll 4,480 students.
At James A Monaco, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Other students are 22% Black, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Denton County residents are about 57% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. Public schools in Denton County average a similar 35%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, James A Monaco outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 58.3% for James A Monaco, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 41.6%. The 16.7-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For Denton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $111,498 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting James A Monaco, Denton County has 267 public schools.
Providence Elementary School is the nearest public school to James A Monaco, about 0.9 miles away. James A Monaco is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.4%, lower than James A Monaco's 41.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, James A Monaco enrolled 461 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 539.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUBREY ISD
- Aubrey High SchoolHigh · 1,135 students
- Terrie McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Jackie Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Pete and Myra West Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Hl BrockettElementary · 548 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Other schools in AUBREY
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Aubrey High SchoolHigh · 1,135 students
- Dan Christie Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,016 students
- Terrie McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Pat Hagan Cheek Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Sandbrock Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 799 students
Nearby schools
- Providence Elementary School0.9 mi · 678
- Pete and Myra West Elementary School1.1 mi · 589
- Jackie Fuller Elementary School1.6 mi · 688
- Paloma Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 516
- Cross Oaks Elementary School2.3 mi · 588
- Navo Middle School2.4 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About James A MonacoHow large is James A Monaco?
James A Monaco enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does James A Monaco serve?
James A Monaco serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at James A Monaco?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at James A Monaco.
How diverse is James A Monaco?
James A Monaco reports a student body of 45% White, 20% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is James A Monaco in?
James A Monaco is part of AUBREY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.