St. Ann School
Private · Grades K–8 · 115 students
James Monroe Middle
340 West Church St., Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
490
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sierra Sands Unified
Kern County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About James Monroe Middle
James Monroe Middle is a public middle school in Ridgecrest, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Sierra Sands Unified. The school is located in a remote town in Kern County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 490 students were enrolled, with about 19.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 490 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Sierra Sands Unified
- County
- Kern County
- NCES school ID
- 063680006235
Schools near James Monroe Middle
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.