📍 16225 Newhope St., Fountain Valley, Orange County, 92708
James Monroe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fountain Valley, Orange County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cesar Loya. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
James Monroe Elementary enrolls 568 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% White and 3.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 496 | 87% |
| White | 31 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 19 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 568 students (65%) 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 66 schools in Garden Grove Unified, based in Garden Grove, California. The district serves 37,009 students district-wide and employs 1,640 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 568 students, James Monroe Elementary is close to the district average of about 561 students per school.
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