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Monroe Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
668 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
321 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
71%
Teachers
21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 70.1%
White 20.9%
Asian 0.9%
Black 0.6%
Other 7.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Monroe Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard14.8%
Met Standard24.5%
Below Standard60.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Monroe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Santa Barbara Unified district average of 19.7%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.8% exceeded — 6.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
14.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
39.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+3.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
16.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
668
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 44 15.9% 29.6% 13.6% 40.9% 45.5%
4th 41 19.5% 14.6% 29.3% 36.6% 34.1%
5th 37 13.5% 32.4% 35.1% 18.9% 46.0%
6th 45 6.7% 40.0% 35.6% 17.8% 46.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 44 11.4% 22.7% 27.3% 38.6% 34.1%
4th 41 4.9% 29.3% 29.3% 36.6% 34.1%
5th 37 24.3% 16.2% 40.5% 18.9% 40.5%
6th 45 22.2% 11.1% 20.0% 46.7% 33.3%