Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 169 students attended Monroe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

Monroe Elementary

Summary:

Monroe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fresno, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 169 students. The school is part of the Monroe Elementary District, which is ranked 1380 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The data reveals several areas of concern at Monroe Elementary. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.5% in 2018-2019 to 41.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Washington Colony Elementary (23.4%) and Caruthers Elementary (13.0%). Academically, Monroe Elementary's performance in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science is significantly lower than the state and nearby school averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.37% of Monroe Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%.

Additionally, Monroe Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. The data also shows that the academic performance gap between Monroe Elementary and the state, as well as nearby schools, has been widening over the years, indicating that the school's challenges are not being adequately addressed. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes and opportunities for the students at Monroe Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-8

11842 South Chestnut Ave.
Fresno, CA 93725-9618

(559) 834-2895

District: Monroe Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5361^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,949

Student/teacher ratio: 15.3

Number of students: 169

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

7.1%

Two or more races:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monroe Elementary ranks worse than 91.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Monroe Elementary ranks worse than 69.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.46. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.1%), White (7.1%), two or more races (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monroe Elementary is 15.3. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monroe Elementary is $15,949.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monroe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Elementary 5361^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monroe Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Elementary 1920^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Monroe Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

Monroe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Elementary 1380^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.11	3412^th	4809	29.0%
2005	25.35	3607^th	4822	25.2%
2006	44.79	2448^th	4818	49.2%
2007	61.77	1732^nd	5113	66.1%
2008	40.64	2908^th	5113	43.1%
2009	51.59	2391^st	5193	54.0%
2010	30.77	3791^st	5314	28.7%
2011	46.66	2795^th	5377	48.0%
2012	32.03	3799^th	5390	29.5%
2013	31.98	3895^th	5530	29.6%
2015	33.62	3426^th	5611	38.9%
2016	44.44	2811^th	5614	49.9%
2017	26.79	4100^th	5692	28.0%
2018	26.15	4147^th	5662	26.8%
2019	27.53	4145^th	5789	28.4%
2022	16.63	5206^th	5883	11.5%
2023	26.26	4248^th	5874	27.7%
2024	14.34	5361^st	5862	8.5%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.96	2020^th	3250	37.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.85	3248^th	5084	36.1%
2019	40.22	3093^rd	5173	40.2%
2022	23.90	4341^st	5264	17.5%
2023	34.12	3557^th	5374	33.8%
2024	15.97	5081^st	5511	7.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.62	4831^st	5617	14.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.09	5085^th	5431	6.4%
2019	43.25	2823^rd	5510	48.8%
2022	19.67	4751^st	5663	16.1%
2023	44.31	2788^th	5650	50.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.78	3434^th	4830	28.9%
2019	33.64	3419^th	4963	31.1%
2022	26.00	4045^th	5084	20.4%
2023	39.96	2906^th	5098	43.0%
2024	18.61	4543^rd	5102	11.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Monroe Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.90	1421^st	1769	19.7%
2005	22.52	1381^st	1777	22.3%
2006	19.59	1496^th	1804	17.1%
2007	25.53	1512^th	1999	24.4%
2008	28.11	1484^th	2005	26.0%
2009	40.55	1198^th	2063	41.9%
2010	48.59	1074^th	2179	50.7%
2011	55.93	935^th	2236	58.2%
2012	37.31	1435^th	2259	36.5%
2013	35.94	1545^th	2379	35.1%
2015	31.27	1595^th	2477	35.6%
2016	37.36	1429^th	2497	42.8%
2017	27.37	1750^th	2508	30.2%
2018	46.36	1182^nd	2480	52.3%
2019	41.98	1382^nd	2715	49.1%
2022	9.47	2654^th	2740	3.1%
2023	26.79	1964^th	2802	29.9%
2024	27.46	1920^th	2777	30.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.73	636^th	2230	71.5%
2019	57.11	820^th	2369	65.4%
2022	12.03	2348^th	2458	4.5%
2023	31.42	1704^th	2549	33.2%
2024	31.85	1697^th	2575	34.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	7.75	2500^th	2527	1.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.59	626^th	2072	69.8%
2019	49.01	976^th	2213	55.9%
2022	9.95	2300^th	2359	2.5%
2023	32.88	1521^st	2391	36.4%
2024	34.13	1493^rd	2383	37.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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by a teacher
Monday, June 18, 2012

I have fond memories of Monroe as it was my first teaching job. I know there are many former students who are professionals and very successful in their careers. Hope the same for the present students. Staff was professional and progressive. Monroe had an exemplary primary early educational program and collaborative instruction was coordinated for continued individualized instruction in the intermediate and upper grades as the students progressed through the grades (although the school was non-graded). Many wonderful parents, good community. Best of luck to future generations of students. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Monroe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	46	7	10	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	129
1989	50	8	13	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
1990	51	7	12	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	174
1991	43	3	8	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	154
1992	47	12	9	116	1	n/a	n/a	0	185
1993	60	13	5	107	1	n/a	n/a	0	186
1994	53	8	15	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	192
1995	49	10	13	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	205
1996	49	10	13	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	205
1997	48	9	14	126	1	n/a	n/a	0	198
1998	36	12	12	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	215
1999	37	8	12	148	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
2000	42	11	13	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
2001	43	14	10	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2002	54	10	8	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
2003	54	10	8	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
2004	52	13	13	155	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
2005	40	15	10	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
2006	32	13	15	136	0	n/a	n/a	2	198
2007	36	9	15	129	0	n/a	n/a	1	190
2008	30	7	16	137	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	190
2009	25	5	18	152	1	0	0	0	201
2010	18	3	13	157	0	0	1	0	192
2011	12	2	18	159	0	0	0	0	191
2012	11	2	13	161	0	0	0	0	187
2013	12	3	12	181	0	0	0	0	208
2014	9	1	12	184	0	0	0	0	206
2015	9	1	10	176	0	0	1	0	197
2016	6	1	6	157	0	0	2	0	172
2017	4	0	7	159	0	0	0	0	170
2018	3	0	4	160	0	0	0	0	167
2019	7	0	3	155	0	0	0	0	165
2020	10	0	1	153	0	0	1	0	165
2021	6	0	1	144	0	0	1	0	152
2022	10	0	1	138	0	0	7	0	156
2023	12	0	1	154	0	0	2	0	169

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monroe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	129	7.1	18.1	n/a
1989	153	7.1	21.5	n/a
1990	174	7.6	22.8	n/a
1991	154	10.3	14.9	n/a
1992	185	10.5	17.6	67
1993	186	9.2	20.2	72
1994	192	10.2	18.8	76
1995	205	10.2	20.1	75.6
1996	205	10.2	20.1	75.6
1997	198	9.2	21.5	75.3
1998	215	10.7	20.1	84.7
1999	205	11.2	18.3	81
2000	213	11.2	19.0	85.4
2001	211	11.2	18.8	85.3
2002	228	11.2	20.4	86.8
2003	228	11.2	20.4	86.8
2004	233	11.2	20.8	88
2005	214	10.7	20.0	86.9
2006	198	10.2	19.4	86.7
2007	190	11.2	17.0	85.7
2008	190	12.3	15.4	80
2009	201	11.2	16.3	84.6
2010	192	11.2	17.0	83.9
2011	191	n/a	n/a	88
2012	187	11.0	17.0	n/a
2013	208	11.0	18.9	88.5
2014	206	10.0	20.6	68.9
2015	197	10.0	19.7	88.8
2016	172	9.0	19.1	89.5
2017	170	9.0	18.8	89.4
2018	167	10.0	16.7	89.2
2019	165	10.0	16.5	97.6
2020	165	n/a	n/a	96.4
2021	152	10.0	15.2	97.4
2022	156	10.0	15.6	97.4
2023	169	11.0	15.3	95.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monroe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	129	7.1	18.1	n/a
1989	153	7.1	21.5	n/a
1990	174	7.6	22.8	n/a
1991	154	10.3	14.9	n/a
1992	185	10.5	17.6	67
1993	186	9.2	20.2	72
1994	192	10.2	18.8	76
1995	205	10.2	20.1	75.6
1996	205	10.2	20.1	75.6
1997	198	9.2	21.5	75.3
1998	215	10.7	20.1	84.7
1999	205	11.2	18.3	81
2000	213	11.2	19.0	85.4
2001	211	11.2	18.8	85.3
2002	228	11.2	20.4	86.8
2003	228	11.2	20.4	86.8
2004	233	11.2	20.8	88
2005	214	10.7	20.0	86.9
2006	198	10.2	19.4	86.7
2007	190	11.2	17.0	85.7
2008	190	12.3	15.4	80
2009	201	11.2	16.3	84.6
2010	192	11.2	17.0	83.9
2011	191	n/a	n/a	88
2012	187	11.0	17.0	n/a
2013	208	11.0	18.9	88.5
2014	206	10.0	20.6	68.9
2015	197	10.0	19.7	88.8
2016	172	9.0	19.1	89.5
2017	170	9.0	18.8	89.4
2018	167	10.0	16.7	89.2
2019	165	10.0	16.5	97.6
2020	165	n/a	n/a	96.4
2021	152	10.0	15.2	97.4
2022	156	10.0	15.6	97.4
2023	169	11.0	15.3	95.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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