Monroe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.9% |
| Below Standard | 79.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Monroe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.7% exceeded — 8.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 29 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 20.7% |
| 4th | 36 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 24 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 29 | 3.5% | 24.1% | 27.6% |
| 4th | 36 | 2.8% | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 24 | 0.0% | 20.8% | 20.8% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.5