James Monroe Middle

Grades 6–8 Public District: Sierra Sands Unified

340 West Church St., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Map

Math (met standard)
15%
−20 state 36% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
33%
−16 state 49% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
23%
−9 state 32% · 2024-25
Low income
58%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
490
2024-25
Students per teacher
19.4
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 6 14% state 37% · 2024-25 28% state 48% · 2024-25 —
Grade 7 14% state 36% · 2024-25 35% state 50% · 2024-25 —
Grade 8 18% state 34% · 2024-25 35% state 48% · 2024-25 23% state 32% · 2024-25
All grades 15% state 36% · 2024-25 33% state 49% · 2024-25 23% state 32% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 15% state 36% 33% state 49% 23% state 32%
2023-24 16% state 33% 36% state 46% 18% state 29%
2022-23 15% state 32% 33% state 46% 19% state 29%
2021-22 15% state 31% 30% state 47% 21% state 29%
2020-21 16% state 32% 29% state 47% 16% state 27%
2018-19 20% state 38% 38% state 50% 29% state 31%
2017-18 20% state 37% 33% state 49% —
2016-17 22% state 37% 38% state 48% —
2015-16 22% state 36% 37% state 48% —
2014-15 22% state 33% 38% state 44% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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0.7 mi
21%
−21 vs state
28%
−18 vs state
9%
−27 vs state
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1.2 mi
25%
−9 vs state
43%
−11 vs state
27%
−7 vs state
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Grades 7–12 Alternative · Sierra Sands Unified
1.3 mi
13%
−19 vs state
40%
−17 vs state
33%
−5 vs state
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Murray Middle
Grades 6–8 · Sierra Sands Unified
1.4 mi
20%
−17 vs state
37%
−13 vs state
22%
−14 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 26% in 2025-26 56% 643 White 43%
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1.6 mi
54%
+15 vs state
58%
+10 vs state
50%
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