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James Monroe Middle

Regular School · Ridgecrest, CA

James Monroe Middle is a regular school school in Ridgecrest, California, serving grades 06–08 with 490 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
490
Teachers (FTE)
25.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
19.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 228 47%
Hispanic/Latino 168 34%
Black or African American 41 8%
Two or more races 35 7%
Asian 15 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Total enrollment 490 242M / 248F

English Language Learners: 28 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 16.0% -17.9pp 33.9% 442
Reading Proficiency 29.0% -19.7pp 48.7% 436
Science Proficiency 15-19% 140

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.47 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
31 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
80
16.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
8
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 490 100%

Contact & Location

340 West Church St.

Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Phone: (760)499-1830

District

Sierra Sands Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,504

District enrollment: 5,087

NCES ID

063680006235

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD