Monroe Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Monroe Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Hamlet, North Carolina, serving 407 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richmond County Schools district, which is ranked 172 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monroe Avenue Elementary has a higher percentage of African American students (52.33%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 20.49% to 54.84%. The school also has a lower percentage of White students (21.87%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 28.57% to 47.69%. Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science significantly lower than state and district averages. For example, in 3rd grade mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 37%, compared to the state average of 62.7% and the district average of 48.7%.

While the school's African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups have performed better than the overall school performance, the White student subgroup has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, Monroe Avenue Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These stark disparities in academic performance suggest that the school may be facing challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities and support for all students, and addressing the complex interplay of socioeconomic, racial, and educational factors will be crucial in improving the school's performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 400 Monroe Ave
       Hamlet, NC  28345-2516


(910) 582-7907

District: Richmond County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1309th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,634 Help


Students who attend Monroe Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hamlet Middle
High:    Richmond Early College High
    Richmond Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  379

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.6%
White:
21.6%
Hispanic:
11.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Monroe Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 87% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Richmond County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (53.6%), White (21.6%), Hispanic (11.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monroe Avenue Elementary is 13.6, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Richmond County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monroe Avenue Elementary is $11,634, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Richmond County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monroe Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Avenue Elementary 1309th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Monroe Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:


Richmond County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Richmond County Schools 172nd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monroe Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 31.24 989th 1276 22.5%
2007 28.32 1046th 1293 19.1%
2008 21.46 1116th 1324 15.7%
2009 19.88 1164th 1354 14.0%
2010 11.45 1272nd 1363 6.7%
2011 10.89 1302nd 1381 5.7%
2012 15.71 1267th 1388 8.7%
2013 11.91 1307th 1403 6.8%
2014 17.41 1195th 1390 14.0%
2015 22.88 1178th 1440 18.2%
2016 29.19 1088th 1425 23.6%
2017 18.88 1229th 1429 14.0%
2018 24.53 1157th 1434 19.3%
2019 36.54 990th 1473 32.8%
2021 12.90 1343rd 1489 9.8%
2022 31.51 1061st 1514 29.9%
2023 25.01 1174th 1502 21.8%
2024 18.15 1309th 1505 13.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.86 1056th 1332 20.7%
2019 53.56 609th 1361 55.3%
2021 26.45 1016th 1329 23.6%
2022 59.94 449th 1366 67.1%
2023 38.44 937th 1437 34.8%
2024 29.32 1137th 1450 21.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.30 1130th 1405 19.6%
2019 35.71 980th 1424 31.2%
2021 13.67 1305th 1440 9.4%
2022 33.26 1011th 1458 30.7%
2023 31.11 1056th 1459 27.6%
2024 20.70 1247th 1455 14.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.31 518th 897 42.3%
2019 42.20 488th 878 44.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.49 1151st 1413 18.5%
2019 38.22 956th 1430 33.1%
2021 15.53 1263rd 1444 12.5%
2022 30.62 1054th 1464 28.0%
2023 22.31 1188th 1461 18.7%
2024 18.31 1279th 1464 12.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.15 700th 927 24.5%
2019 43.06 549th 949 42.1%
2021 30.64 635th 896 29.1%
2022 52.43 376th 927 59.4%
2023 41.28 546th 933 41.5%
2024 27.46 741st 924 19.8%
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Rank History for White students at Monroe Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.65 945th 1178 19.8%
2019 41.17 753rd 1183 36.3%
2021 11.44 1127th 1172 3.8%
2022 26.29 977th 1194 18.2%
2023 5.56 1156th 1183 2.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, 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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Monroe Avenue Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 344 240 0 0 14 n/a n/a 0 598
1989 347 254 0 0 19 n/a n/a 0 620
1990 348 268 0 1 18 n/a n/a 1 636
1991 321 258 0 4 17 n/a n/a 0 600
1992 317 296 0 2 12 n/a n/a 0 627
1993 307 281 0 1 12 n/a n/a 0 601
1994 312 258 0 0 9 n/a n/a 0 579
1995 294 238 0 7 14 n/a n/a 0 553
1996 294 238 0 7 14 n/a n/a 0 553
1997 302 247 0 7 16 n/a n/a 0 572
1998 309 260 0 6 22 n/a n/a 0 597
1999 281 289 0 2 18 n/a n/a 0 590
2000 274 317 1 5 14 n/a n/a 0 611
2001 288 303 1 7 18 n/a n/a 0 617
2002 283 271 0 10 28 n/a n/a 0 592
2003 283 271 0 10 28 n/a n/a 0 592
2004 273 271 1 16 27 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 237 261 2 17 41 n/a n/a 0 558
2006 242 276 2 16 39 n/a n/a 0 575
2007 223 247 1 24 32 n/a n/a 11 538
2008 219 254 0 22 50 n/a n/a 14 559
2009 193 260 1 45 19 n/a n/a 0 518
2010 193 278 2 51 17 n/a n/a 0 541
2011 114 225 0 65 16 1 3 0 424
2012 74 198 0 64 11 1 5 0 353
2013 93 194 0 72 11 1 10 0 381
2014 106 199 0 58 13 2 10 0 388
2015 141 227 0 72 12 1 16 0 469
2016 147 217 0 66 13 1 24 0 468
2017 138 210 0 52 10 3 18 0 431
2018 140 221 1 47 16 2 26 0 453
2019 138 211 0 52 13 1 27 0 442
2020 125 208 0 52 10 1 42 0 438
2021 92 185 0 44 13 1 37 0 372
2022 90 193 0 46 9 1 43 0 382
2023 89 213 0 43 15 1 46 0 407
2024 82 203 0 44 14 0 36 0 379

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 Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 598 31.0 19.2 43.1
1989 620 31.0 20.0 100
1990 636 33.0 19.2 58.2
1991 600 38.0 15.7 58.2
1992 627 33.0 19.0 41.5
1993 601 33.0 18.2 52.9
1994 579 33.0 17.5 51.8
1995 553 33.0 16.8 52.8
1996 553 33.0 16.8 52.8
1997 572 36.0 15.9 50.9
1998 597 35.0 17.1 49.2
1999 590 35.0 16.9 63.7
2000 611 35.0 17.5 63.5
2001 617 35.0 17.6 64.7
2002 592 35.0 16.9 0
2003 592 35.0 16.9 0
2004 588 35.0 16.8 71.6
2005 558 35.0 15.9 74.2
2006 575 35.0 16.4 39.8
2007 538 n/a n/a 69.4
2008 559 32.0 17.5 76.7
2009 518 36.0 14.4 81.5
2010 541 32.9 16.4 81.3
2011 424 29.0 14.6 85.1
2012 353 25.5 13.8 92.4
2013 381 25.0 15.2 91.6
2014 388 27.0 14.3 98.7
2015 469 32.0 14.6 99.4
2016 468 33.0 14.1 99.4
2017 431 31.9 13.5 99.3
2018 453 33.4 13.5 99.3
2019 442 30.0 14.7 98.4
2020 438 30.9 14.1 99.3
2021 372 29.7 12.5 99.2
2022 382 26.2 14.5 99.2
2023 407 27.7 14.6 99.3
2024 379 27.7 13.6 99.2

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 Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 598 31.0 19.2 43.1
1989 620 31.0 20.0 100
1990 636 33.0 19.2 58.2
1991 600 38.0 15.7 58.2
1992 627 33.0 19.0 41.5
1993 601 33.0 18.2 52.9
1994 579 33.0 17.5 51.8
1995 553 33.0 16.8 52.8
1996 553 33.0 16.8 52.8
1997 572 36.0 15.9 50.9
1998 597 35.0 17.1 49.2
1999 590 35.0 16.9 63.7
2000 611 35.0 17.5 63.5
2001 617 35.0 17.6 64.7
2002 592 35.0 16.9 0
2003 592 35.0 16.9 0
2004 588 35.0 16.8 71.6
2005 558 35.0 15.9 74.2
2006 575 35.0 16.4 39.8
2007 538 n/a n/a 69.4
2008 559 32.0 17.5 76.7
2009 518 36.0 14.4 81.5
2010 541 32.9 16.4 81.3
2011 424 29.0 14.6 85.1
2012 353 25.5 13.8 92.4
2013 381 25.0 15.2 91.6
2014 388 27.0 14.3 98.7
2015 469 32.0 14.6 99.4
2016 468 33.0 14.1 99.4
2017 431 31.9 13.5 99.3
2018 453 33.4 13.5 99.3
2019 442 30.0 14.7 98.4
2020 438 30.9 14.1 99.3
2021 372 29.7 12.5 99.2
2022 382 26.2 14.5 99.2
2023 407 27.7 14.6 99.3
2024 379 27.7 13.6 99.2

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Monroe Avenue Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,916 (16.5%) $9,718 (83.5%) $11,634

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Monroe Avenue Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 990th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1174th of 1502 Elementary schools
 11%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Monroe Avenue Elementary)61.541.8
 19.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools)61.955.3
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Monroe Avenue Elementary)53.832.7
 21.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools)50.335.9
 14.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Monroe Avenue Elementary)28.648.8
 20.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools)51.650.5
 1.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Monroe Avenue Elementary)3851.2
 13.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools)48.444.4
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Monroe Avenue Elementary)51.733.3
 18.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools)60.150.8
 9.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Monroe Avenue Elementary)50.921.7
 29.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools)57.939.3
 18.6%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Monroe Avenue Elementary)8158.3
 22.7%
   5th Grade Science (Richmond County Schools)79.360.8
 18.5%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students442407
 7.9%
African American211213
 0.9%
American Indian1315
 15.4%
Asian00
Hispanic5243
 17.3%
Pacific Islander11
White13889
 35.5%
Two or More Races2746
 70.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.4%99.3%
 0.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Avenue Elementary

Monroe Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Monroe Avenue Elementary are 54% African American, 22% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 379 students attended Monroe Avenue Elementary.

Students who attend Monroe Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamlet Middle
High : Richmond Early College High
High : Richmond Senior High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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