James Monroe High

James Monroe High is a modestly sized four-year high school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, overseen by Fredericksburg City Public Schools. The school works with 1,013 students in grades 9 through 12.

Fredericksburg City Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,629 students. James Monroe High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, James Monroe High shows that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, The school lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting James Monroe High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at James Monroe High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), James Monroe High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 54.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fredericksburg city put the typical household earns roughly $86,071 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Fredericksburg city's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,629 students), James Monroe High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hugh Mercer Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Monroe High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James Monroe High at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. James Monroe High's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,004 (now 1,013). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 35% to 26%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the James Monroe High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.