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Enrollment
1,013
High
DISTRICT 726 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICKSBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510151000661
James Monroe High
2300 Washington Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 · (540) 372-1100 · Fredericksburg city
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Virginia public high schools
- FTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
935 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 256 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 262 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 242 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 253 | 25% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fredericksburg City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -23.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 23 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 (54.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Monroe High this school | 1,013 | 92.3% | 54.3% |
| Hermitage High Richmond | 1,719 | 90.0% | 58.6% |
| Menchville High Newport News | 1,707 | 95.7% | 65.9% |
| Green Run High Virginia Beach | 1,465 | 81.8% | 75.8% |
| Denbigh High Newport News | 1,269 | 95.2% | 58.6% |
| Waynesboro High Waynesboro | 926 | 94.7% | 61.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #302 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #310 of 316 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #283 of 316 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,013 | #177 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #217 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #7 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #73 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #123 of 131 |
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
1,013
+53 (+6%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 1,013 | 66.7 | 15.2:1 | 92% (935) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 75.1 | 13.4:1 | 85% (851) |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 77.8 | 12.9:1 | 85% (849) |
| 2020-21 | 960 | 68 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,004 | 73.9 | 13.6:1 | 36% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 67 | 15.5:1 | 41% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 37% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 59 | 12.3:1 | 20% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 62 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Monroe High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,004 to 1,013); teachers down 10% (73.9 to 66.7).
About James Monroe High
As a low-enrollment high school, James Monroe High serves students in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It teaches 1,013 students in grades 9 through 12.
The 5 schools of Fredericksburg City Public Schools, including James Monroe High, enroll 3,629 students.
At James Monroe High, Black students make up the biggest share, 32%. Other students are 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Fredericksburg city residents are about 20% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 75, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.2:1. Across high schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 92%. Public schools in Fredericksburg city average a similar 92%.
James Monroe High holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Virginia public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, James Monroe High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.3%; the prediction is 63.0%.
For Fredericksburg city, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,071 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting James Monroe High, Fredericksburg city has 6 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hugh Mercer Elementary, is about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, James Monroe High places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, James Monroe High enrolled 960 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,013. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.1:1 to 15.2:1.
This page is set up for the James Monroe High community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fredericksburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,873
Census ACS
Median income
$86,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,629 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fredericksburg City Public Schools
- Hugh Mercer ElementaryElementary · 859 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Walker-Grant MiddleMiddle · 796 students
- Walker-Grant Early Childhood CenterElementary · 149 students
- Fredericksburg New ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 946 students
Other James Monroe High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named James Monroe High. James Monroe High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- James Monroe HighNorth Hills, CA · 1,905 students
- James Monroe High SchoolLindside, WV · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Hugh Mercer Elementary0.9 mi · 859
- Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers1.5 mi · 280
- Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 149
- Falmouth Elementary2.3 mi · 724
- Walker-Grant Middle2.3 mi · 796
- Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle2.5 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About James Monroe HighHow large is James Monroe High?
James Monroe High enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades 09-12.
Is James Monroe High an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Monroe High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at James Monroe High?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at James Monroe High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James Monroe High?
At James Monroe High, the student body is approximately 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 32% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is James Monroe High in?
James Monroe High is part of Fredericksburg City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.