How does Monroe Middle compare to other middle schools in San Jose?

Monroe Middle has a Scope Score of 25.3/100, ranked #1438 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,330 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Monroe Middle?

6.5% of students at Monroe Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Monroe Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Monroe Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Monroe Middle?

17.4% of students at Monroe Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Monroe Middle

Middle School

Campbell Union San JoseSanta Clara County95128Charter School

📍 1055 South Monroe Street

Charter school — publicly funded but independently operated. Enrollment is open to all students regardless of neighborhood, typically through a lottery process. Charter schools have more flexibility in curriculum and operations but must meet state academic standards.

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

696 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

34 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-7.6 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic72.4%

White8.8%

Asian5.6%

Black4.7%

Other8.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Monroe Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.5%
Met Standard	13.8%
Below Standard	79.6%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 17.4%

1.9pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.5%

10.8pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 20.4%

19.1pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -2.2pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 20.4%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 11.9%

7.8pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Monroe Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.5% of students exceeded standard while 13.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 21.7 points below the Campbell Union district average of 28.2%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.3% exceeded — 16.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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