James Monroe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.6% |
| Met Standard | 10.7% |
| Below Standard | 84.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for James Monroe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.6% of students exceeded standard while 10.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Santa Rosa Elementary district average of 9.5%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.1% exceeded — 3.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 5.9% | 11.8% | 17.6% |
| 4th | 46 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| 5th | 42 | 7.1% | 14.3% | 21.4% |
| 6th | 49 | 4.1% | 18.4% | 22.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 9.6% | 11.5% | 21.1% |
| 4th | 50 | 0.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 6th | 50 | 10.0% | 6.0% | 16.0% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.8