Monroe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.0% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 56.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Monroe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Monrovia Unified district average of 27.2%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.6% exceeded — 6.5 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 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 25.4% | 22.4% | 47.8% |
| 4th | 63 | 15.9% | 17.5% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 22.7% | 25.3% | 48.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 29.2% | 26.1% | 55.4% |
| 4th | 63 | 22.2% | 15.9% | 38.1% |
| 5th | 75 | 22.7% | 16.0% | 38.7% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.3