📍 42-100 Yucca Ln., Bermuda Dunes, Riverside County, 92203
James Monroe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bermuda Dunes, Riverside County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristie Joiner. It is part of the Desert Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
James Monroe Elementary enrolls 581 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 358 | 62% |
| White | 154 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 581 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Monroe Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
James Monroe Elementary is one of 35 schools in Desert Sands Unified, based in La Quinta, California. The district serves 25,615 students district-wide and employs 1,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, James Monroe Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
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