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James Monroe Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Monroe Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 315 students in the Santa Rosa Elementary district, located in a high-need community where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science well below state averages, placing it in the bottom 6% of schools statewide. However, it's important to view this in context: James Monroe Elementary performs better than several nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Helen M. Lehman Elementary and Abraham Lincoln Elementary. A notable success story is the school's dramatic improvement in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022, which is a better trend than seen in the district or at a school like Steele Lane Elementary.

The school's performance varies greatly by grade and gender, with girls outperforming boys and 6th graders doing better than 4th graders. While per-student spending has increased substantially in recent years, this has not yet led to improved test scores. Notably, charter schools in the area, such as Village Charter and Kid Street Charter, achieve higher academic results even with similar student demographics, suggesting there may be lessons to learn from their approaches, particularly around maintaining high attendance.

315

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,712

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2567 Marlow Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2473

(707) 890-3910

District: Santa Rosa Elementary

Students who attend James Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilliard Comstock Middle
High:	Piner High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

African American:

1.9%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2012 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 32 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg28%

California avg41%

5,490^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Santa Rosa Elementary

1120^th of 1,543Santa Rosa Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5490 of 5857	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5485 of 5869	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	5125 of 5859	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5168 of 5883	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	5040 of 5789	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	5228 of 5692	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	5388 of 5614	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	5443 of 5611	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	4832 of 5530	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	5132 of 5390	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	4566 of 5377	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	4275 of 5314	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	4308 of 5193	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.1	3658 of 5113	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.1	4914 of 5113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	4195 of 4818	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.4	4491 of 4822	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	4247 of 4809	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	2324 of 3162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	2375 of 3245	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3182 of 3311	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3162 of 3275	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4974 of 5597	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5229 of 5612	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4443 of 5609	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4611 of 5635	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4935 of 5492	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	4720 of 5107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4582 of 5107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4158 of 5087	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4237 of 5084	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4094 of 4963	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5101 of 5460	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5046 of 5517	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4262 of 5363	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4451 of 5264	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4292 of 5173	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	5470 of 5628	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5253 of 5643	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5272 of 5638	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5146 of 5663	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4682 of 5510	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	2567 Marlow Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3910	315	13	24.2	86.3%	3 (1.0%)	6 (1.9%)	295 (93.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	12.2	5490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.9	5485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	5	18.2	18.2	17.7	6.5	21.4	22.5		17.0	21.2	6.0	11.4	16.0		13.8							$19,712	$1,536	$18,176
Albert F. Biella Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3906	274	15	18.2	90.1%	37 (13.5%)	6 (2.2%)	208 (75.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.3%)	19.7	4855^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.3	4749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.1%	106	15.2	15.2	17.9	20.7	31.3	24.1		23.7	34.5	18.8	18.2	25.0		23.8							$23,189	$1,910	$21,279
Helen M. Lehman Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3935	373	15	24.8	90.3%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	298 (79.9%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	10 (2.7%)	9	5685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	5520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.9%	165	2.4	2.4	10.9	11.3	5.3	22.8		13.3	0.0	13.0	9.8	19.0		10.5	83.6	88.1	97.0	92.5	88.1	91.0	$18,448	$1,625	$16,823
Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2590 Piner Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2848	118	0	1685.7	35.6%	62 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (20.3%)	54.2	2351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		64	1878^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.0%	473	46.2	42.9	45.5	50.0	38.5	69.2	54.6	54.3	45.5	35.7	30.8	30.8	45.5	38.6							$12,218	$00	$12,218
Morrice Schaefer Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1370 San Miguel Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Morrice Schaefer Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3015	304	12	24.8	71.4%	69 (22.7%)	5 (1.6%)	177 (58.2%)	31 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.6%)	20.3	4800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		23.6	4507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.2%	293	17.9	17.9	26.8	21.3	28.6	27.8		26.1	31.7	17.0	23.2	16.7		22.2
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 West Ninth St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3940	305	18	16.9	92.1%	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	267 (87.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	5.5	5825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.9	5847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	22	6.5	6.5	8.3	5.1	9.7	16.7		9.9	13.9	0.0	0.0	5.6		5.1							$23,471	$1,648	$21,823
J. X. Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	246 Brittain Ln.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-8350	332	15	22.1	78.0%	63 (19.0%)	7 (2.1%)	200 (60.2%)	25 (7.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.3%)	35.3	3553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		46.5	2760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	793	18.2	18.2	41.7	31.0	38.2	57.9		41.5	44.7	30.2	10.7	30.8		27.3							$19,922	$1,916	$18,006
Steele Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3945	447	19	23.5	70.0%	40 (8.9%)	7 (1.6%)	362 (81.0%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.6%)	8.2	5731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		7.1	5810^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	79	5.5	5.5	13.1	13.0	7.6	7.0		10.1	26.2	12.8	3.6	6.9		12.9	93.2	94.9		94.9	94.9	93.2	$21,469	$2,563	$18,906
Jack London Elementary	Public	K-6	2707 Francisco Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Piner-Olivet Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3030	258	12	21.8	60.1%	61 (23.6%)	8 (3.1%)	132 (51.2%)	27 (10.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	31.4	3851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		29.8	3949^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.7%	98	17.7	17.7	27.8	40.0	35.3	43.8		36.7	39.5	26.7	11.8	31.3		27.5
Kid Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	709 Davis St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Kid Street Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-9223	118	7	16.8	72.9%	37 (31.4%)	5 (4.2%)	45 (38.1%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (22.0%)	41.1	3145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%		50.2	2541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	604			27.8	53.3		50.0		42.9	38.9	21.4		31.3		32.7							$19,032	$1,251	$17,781

Frequently Asked Questions about James Monroe Elementary

How many students attend James Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended James Monroe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of James Monroe Elementary?

Students at James Monroe Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of James Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilliard Comstock Middle
High : Piner High

Is James Monroe Elementary a good school?

James Monroe Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is James Monroe Elementary in?

Santa Rosa Elementary

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