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James Monroe Elementary

Q: Is James Monroe Elementary a good school?

James Monroe Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.0% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend James Monroe Elementary?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades K-6

5759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Monroe Elementary serves 315 students in grades K–6 in Santa Rosa. Its latest reported results show that only 12% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 7% in math and 4% in science. Those results are well below both state and district levels, making low proficiency across all three tested subjects the school’s most important concern.

Compared with nearby schools, math is the school’s relative strength, but its results remain low: math proficiency was 7%, versus 20% on average at nearby schools, 25% in the Santa Rosa Elementary district and 38% statewide. ELA was 12%, compared with nearby schools’ 26% average, the district’s 31% and the state’s 49%. Science was weakest relative to nearby schools: 4% were proficient, compared with a 20% nearby average, 23% in the district and 36% statewide. Among eight nearby schools with same-year results, the school ranked sixth in ELA and last in math and science. Sixth-grade ELA is a brighter spot within the school: 22% were proficient, though that was still below the state’s 48% for the grade.

ELA and math results have fallen over four years: from 22% to 12% in ELA and from 17% to 7% in math between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026. Science fluctuated sharply, reaching 18% in 2024–2025 before ending at 4%. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 1st statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, tied for the lowest percentile among eight nearby ranked schools. Chronic absenteeism improved from 48% in 2021–2022 to 26% in 2025–2026, but remained above the state’s 18% and district’s 20%. In 2024–2025, 86% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; the student-teacher ratio was 24.2. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings offer a relative bright spot: its effectiveness for English Language Learner Students ranked in the 27th percentile in 2023–2024, versus the school’s overall 7th percentile, while its effectiveness for Special Education Students ranked in the 16th percentile in 2025–2026, versus the overall 1st percentile.

315

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,583

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

92%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg27%

California avg42%

5,759^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Santa Rosa Elementary

1155^th of 1,530Santa 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
2026	6.2	5759 of 5817	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.0	5411 of 5581	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.6	5035 of 5094	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.4	5356 of 5423	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.4	5591 of 5603	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	2469 of 2927	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-38 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

Science4%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 8th 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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	6.2	5759^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.0%		12.2	5490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%	269	3.9		3.9	5.8	10.3	7.7	22.2			11.6	1.9	8.6	7.8	9.3			7.0	92%	0%	$17,583	$1,358	$16,225
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%)	15.5	5174^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.1%		9	5685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%	511	16.4		16.4	4.9	14.3	23.9	19.4			16.0	24.2	19.1	19.2	28.6			22.6	94%	0%	$15,078	$1,402	$13,676
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%)	50.3	2594^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.4%		54.2	2351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%	243	62.5	9.1	40.7			43.8	41.7	50.0	63.6	51.5			37.5	8.3	25.0	36.4	35.3	≥ 95%		$13,053	$00	$13,053
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%)	18.8	4918^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.3	4800^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%	118	14.0		14.0	28.6	20.5	23.3	36.0			27.6	19.5	28.2	11.6	20.4			19.8	92%	0%	$13,245	$654	$12,591
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%)	6.6	5743^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.5	5825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%	82	9.1		9.1	2.4	8.1	15.2	20.0			10.6	9.8	13.5	3.0	10.0			9.2	94%	0%	$18,428	$1,486	$16,942
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%)	44.6	2945^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.4%		35.3	3553^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%	608	23.3		23.3	44.0	51.3	41.9	49.0			46.4	40.0	48.7	20.9	28.6			34.3	≥ 98%		$24,223	$2,254	$21,969
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%)	8.6	5679^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.4%		8.2	5731^st of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%	52	14.6		14.6	6.5	7.0	20.8	10.4			11.1	15.2	19.3	12.5	2.1			12.6	96%	0%	$17,567	$2,149	$15,418
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%)	24.3	4447^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.6%		31.4	3851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%	596	32.5		32.5	28.2	28.2	37.5	29.7			31.0	25.6	18.0	22.5	16.2			20.7	≥ 95%		$27,350	$1,647	$25,703
Kid Street Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	709 Davis St.	Santa Rosa	95406	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%)	34.5	3625^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.7%		41.1	3145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.3%	480	14.3		14.3	40.0	33.3	35.7				36.8	60.0	16.7	21.4				35.1			$18,707	$386	$18,321
Cesar Chavez Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2480 Sebastopol Rd.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3890	773	39	19.9	74.4%	49 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	696 (90.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	29.6	4023^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.8%		32.5	3765^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%	258	29.6	11.0	16.3	39.3	35.5	38.9	25.0	29.5	26.3	31.0	38.3	27.4	22.2	9.6	14.1	8.8	17.5	98%	0%	$22,823	$1,362	$21,461

Frequently Asked Questions about James Monroe Elementary

What district is James Monroe Elementary in?

Santa Rosa Elementary

Is James Monroe Elementary a good school?

James Monroe Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.0% of California elementary schools.

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

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.

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