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James Monroe Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

James Monroe is an elementary school. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

Sierra Sands Unified·490 students·58% low-income

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At James Monroe Middle in California, 21.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.1% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. James Monroe Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 8.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (6.9% Math proficient); White students (37.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 17.3 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 246 students tested.

All students at this school: 24% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 24%, district —, state 43%24%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 14%, district 25%, state 32%14% · −10 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 25%, district 34%, state 44%25% · +1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 23%, district 34%, state 42%23% · −1 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 29%, district 41%, state 56%29% · +5 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 16%, district 26%, state 32%16% · −8 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 12%, district 15%, state 15%12% · −12 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 29%, district 37%, state 56%29% · +5 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 4%, district 18%, state 26%4% · −20 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 0%, district 5%, state 11%0% · −24 vs school

6 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
James Monroe Middle
No score
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 22:120:1
Teaching staff30 teachers
Avg. experience8.8 years
Fully credentialed58%
First-year teachers17%
Intern / emergency permit6.0%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$50,189 – $114,358
Principal salary$128,185 – $148,973
Superintendent salary$249,075

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $16,852, CA average $14,815$16,852 · spent at this school
Federal share$735 per student

$735 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,178 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support12%
Student services12%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,508 per pupil
2019$12,643 per pupil
2018$12,280 per pupil
2017$10,915 per pupil
2016$10,902 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White46.5%
District 46.1% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic34.3%
District 34.6% · CA 56.1%
Other9.0%
District 9.5% · CA 9.0%
Black8.4%
District 7.9% · CA 4.8%
Asian1.8%
District 1.9% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 58.4% (5pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$87K · CA $85K
Median home value$253K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+30% · CA 35%
ZIP population33,845
Median age35 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 23% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.


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