Monroe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 60.7% |
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
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 15.9% | 29.6% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 41 | 19.5% | 14.6% | 34.1% |
| 5th | 37 | 13.5% | 32.4% | 46.0% |
| 6th | 45 | 6.7% | 40.0% | 46.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 11.4% | 22.7% | 34.1% |
| 4th | 41 | 4.9% | 29.3% | 34.1% |
| 5th | 37 | 24.3% | 16.2% | 40.5% |
| 6th | 45 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1