Monarch Elementary

Summary:

Monarch Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, South Carolina, serving 497 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Union 01 school district, which is ranked 62 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monarch Elementary stands out in several ways. It has a higher percentage of white students (65.19%) compared to the more diverse nearby schools, such as Jonesville Elementary Middle, Buffalo Elementary, and Foster Park Elementary. Academically, Monarch Elementary outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, and its African American and low-income students perform better than their counterparts in the district and state.

However, Monarch Elementary's statewide ranking has been declining over the years, from a high of 258 out of 619 schools in 2015-2016 to 349 out of 638 schools in 2023-2024, despite its stronger academic performance. Additionally, while the school's African American and low-income students perform better than their peers in the district and state, there are still significant achievement gaps within the school compared to their white and higher-income classmates. These factors, along with Monarch Elementary's location in a low-performing district and its high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggest that the school may face significant socioeconomic challenges that could impact student learning and achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 218 Monarch School Drive
       Union, SC  29379


(864) 429-1733

District: Union 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
349th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,851 Help


Students who attend Monarch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sims Middle
High:    Union County High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  497

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.2%
African American:
26.6%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Monarch Elementary ranks worse than 54.7% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Union 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.62. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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
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Compare Details Monarch Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Union 01 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monarch Elementary is $10,851. 2 elementary schools in the Union 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monarch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monarch Elementary 349th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Monarch Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Union 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Union 01 62nd of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monarch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 48.17 309th 542 43.0%
2004 46.74 337th 550 38.7%
2005 30.86 428th 557 23.2%
2006 29.03 442nd 559 20.9%
2007 28.22 457th 566 19.3%
2008 35.87 416th 577 27.9%
2009 34.88 417th 580 28.1%
2010 37.46 414th 589 29.7%
2011 47.41 354th 597 40.7%
2012 47.86 349th 594 41.2%
2013 48.49 344th 599 42.6%
2014 51.18 336th 630 46.7%
2015 47.80 334th 638 47.6%
2016 56.56 258th 619 58.3%
2017 35.31 419th 639 34.4%
2018 29.65 445th 624 28.7%
2019 24.18 498th 643 22.6%
2021 42.48 359th 622 42.3%
2022 56.44 264th 625 57.8%
2023 41.04 378th 644 41.3%
2024 45.62 349th 638 45.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.77 486th 588 17.3%
2019 19.07 524th 600 12.7%
2021 42.78 339th 580 41.6%
2022 65.33 189th 600 68.5%
2023 45.11 332nd 608 45.4%
2024 45.21 330th 599 44.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.75 450th 570 21.1%
2019 23.77 468th 588 20.4%
2021 36.07 356th 554 35.7%
2022 52.42 268th 573 53.2%
2023 37.26 369th 580 36.4%
2024 44.27 326th 565 42.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 65.18 49th 151 67.5%
2023 31.27 114th 174 34.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.12 388th 571 32.0%
2019 22.33 475th 590 19.5%
2021 44.64 314th 561 44.0%
2022 56.94 251st 579 56.6%
2023 44.45 316th 582 45.7%
2024 44.42 314th 568 44.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.99 294th 412 28.6%
2019 20.92 374th 421 11.2%
2021 41.39 207th 350 40.9%
2022 61.62 122nd 393 69.0%
2023 38.63 249th 394 36.8%
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Rank History for White students at Monarch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.36 423rd 457 7.4%
2019 13.24 433rd 472 8.3%
2021 39.21 277th 439 36.9%
2022 44.18 280th 455 38.5%
2023 25.63 375th 463 19.0%
2024 31.30 330th 441 25.2%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina 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.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Monarch Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 264 219 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1989 241 216 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1990 245 242 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1991 239 220 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1992 243 222 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1993 242 225 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1994 248 223 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1995 259 218 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1996 259 218 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1997 274 239 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1998 261 232 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1999 261 208 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2000 282 242 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2001 279 246 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2002 276 209 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 485
2003 276 209 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 485
2004 269 210 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 480
2005 269 197 2 0 0 n/a n/a 2 470
2006 260 184 1 2 0 n/a n/a 1 448
2007 261 170 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 435
2008 258 164 2 2 0 n/a n/a 4 430
2009 297 188 2 3 0 n/a n/a 4 494
2010 286 184 1 2 0 n/a n/a 5 478
2011 277 163 0 2 0 0 9 0 451
2012 253 157 0 3 0 0 8 0 421
2013 255 150 0 4 0 0 22 0 431
2014 255 180 0 3 0 0 17 0 455
2015 267 185 0 3 0 0 19 0 474
2016 277 168 0 3 0 0 18 0 466
2017 287 169 0 3 0 0 31 0 490
2018 283 169 0 1 0 0 39 0 492
2019 298 166 0 1 0 0 35 0 500
2020 312 155 0 4 0 0 33 0 504
2021 290 147 1 5 0 0 32 0 475
2022 308 141 1 7 1 0 34 0 492
2023 324 132 1 10 0 0 30 0 497

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 Monarch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 28.1 17.1 n/a
1989 457 26.5 17.2 n/a
1990 487 27.5 17.7 n/a
1991 459 26.8 17.1 46.2
1992 465 27.6 16.8 52.7
1993 467 27.5 17.0 48.8
1994 471 30.5 15.4 53.5
1995 477 32.5 14.7 57.2
1996 477 32.5 14.7 57.2
1997 513 32.0 16.0 54.2
1998 493 29.0 17.0 50.5
1999 471 34.0 13.9 60.1
2000 525 36.0 14.6 64.6
2001 525 36.0 14.6 62.5
2002 485 34.0 14.3 64.7
2003 485 34.0 14.3 64.7
2004 480 31.2 15.4 67.2
2005 470 32.2 14.6 71.6
2006 448 30.7 14.6 70
2007 435 43.5 10.0 69.4
2008 430 28.7 15.0 66.9
2009 494 32.5 15.2 64.9
2010 478 26.5 18.0 68.5
2011 451 27.5 16.4 70.5
2012 421 26.0 16.1 70.1
2013 431 27.0 15.9 69.8
2014 455 26.0 17.5 75.2
2015 474 24.0 19.7 66.9
2016 466 24.0 19.4 66.3
2017 490 28.0 17.5 100
2018 492 29.0 16.9 100
2019 500 29.0 17.2 100
2020 504 32.0 15.7 100
2021 475 30.0 15.8 100
2022 492 32.0 15.3 100
2023 497 33.0 15.0 100

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 Monarch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 28.1 17.1 n/a
1989 457 26.5 17.2 n/a
1990 487 27.5 17.7 n/a
1991 459 26.8 17.1 46.2
1992 465 27.6 16.8 52.7
1993 467 27.5 17.0 48.8
1994 471 30.5 15.4 53.5
1995 477 32.5 14.7 57.2
1996 477 32.5 14.7 57.2
1997 513 32.0 16.0 54.2
1998 493 29.0 17.0 50.5
1999 471 34.0 13.9 60.1
2000 525 36.0 14.6 64.6
2001 525 36.0 14.6 62.5
2002 485 34.0 14.3 64.7
2003 485 34.0 14.3 64.7
2004 480 31.2 15.4 67.2
2005 470 32.2 14.6 71.6
2006 448 30.7 14.6 70
2007 435 43.5 10.0 69.4
2008 430 28.7 15.0 66.9
2009 494 32.5 15.2 64.9
2010 478 26.5 18.0 68.5
2011 451 27.5 16.4 70.5
2012 421 26.0 16.1 70.1
2013 431 27.0 15.9 69.8
2014 455 26.0 17.5 75.2
2015 474 24.0 19.7 66.9
2016 466 24.0 19.4 66.3
2017 490 28.0 17.5 100
2018 492 29.0 16.9 100
2019 500 29.0 17.2 100
2020 504 32.0 15.7 100
2021 475 30.0 15.8 100
2022 492 32.0 15.3 100
2023 497 33.0 15.0 100

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Monarch Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $900 (10.4%) $554 (6.4%) $1,454 (16.7%) $6,284 (72.4%) $946 (10.9%) $7,230 (83.3%) $8,684
2020 $960 (10.4%) $486 (5.3%) $1,446 (15.7%) $6,814 (73.9%) $957 (10.4%) $7,770 (84.3%) $9,216
2021 $1,041 (11.6%) $478 (5.3%) $1,519 (16.9%) $6,017 (67.1%) $1,430 (15.9%) $7,448 (83.1%) $8,966
2022 $1,276 (11.8%) $822 (7.6%) $2,099 (19.4%) $6,915 (64.1%) $1,779 (16.5%) $8,694 (80.6%) $10,792
2023 $1,758 (16.2%) $1,381 (12.7%) $3,139 (28.9%) $6,120 (56.4%) $1,592 (14.7%) $7,712 (71.1%) $10,851

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Monarch Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 498th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 378th of 644 Elementary schools
 18.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Monarch Elementary)33.741.3
 7.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Union 01)31.242.2
 11%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Monarch Elementary)49.443.5
 5.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Union 01)39.539.5
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Monarch Elementary)24.728.5
 3.8%
   4th Grade Science (Union 01)38.628.3
 10.3%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Monarch Elementary)34.839.6
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Union 01)3538.8
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Monarch Elementary)34.852.4
 17.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Union 01)38.934.5
 4.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Monarch Elementary)21.152.4
 31.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Union 01)26.643.5
 16.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Monarch Elementary)28.150
 21.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Union 01)32.337.8
 5.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students500497
 0.6%
African American166132
 20.5%
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic110
 900%
Pacific Islander00
White298324
 8.7%
Two or More Races3530
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Students who attend Monarch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sims Middle
High : Union County High

Monarch Elementary ranks 349th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 497 students attended Monarch Elementary.

Students at Monarch Elementary are 65% White, 27% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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