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Best Elementary Schools in Monroe, CT

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1,608

Students

Top rankedFawn Hollow Elementary School83^rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Monroe, Connecticut is home to three high-performing elementary schools: Fawn Hollow Elementary School, Stepney Elementary School, and Monroe Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Monroe School District, which has a strong reputation for academic excellence.

Among the three schools, Fawn Hollow Elementary stands out as the top performer. The school consistently ranks among the top 103 elementary schools in Connecticut and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students excel on standardized tests, with 79.6% of 5th-graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.5% statewide. Fawn Hollow also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.7.

While the other two schools, Stepney Elementary and Monroe Elementary, do not quite match Fawn Hollow's performance, they still rank well above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The Monroe School District as a whole spends between $15,960 and $18,106 per student, which is higher than the state average, and all three schools have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a strong resource allocation and support for their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Fawn Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2923	682	42	16.0	14.5%	493 (72.3%)	17 (2.5%)	119 (17.4%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	82.9	83^rd of 493 public elementary schools	83.2%		85.5	69^th of 497 public elementary schools	86.1%	14	77.9	70.6	69.6	79.6	75.0	70.4		$17,034
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Monroe Tpke.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-2870	414	32	12.9	14.7%	277 (66.9%)	18 (4.3%)	87 (21.0%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	73.4	155^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.6%		77.7	127^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.4%	28	76.8	72.2	69.6	83.9	75.9	46.4	46.4	$22,103
Stepney Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 Old Newtown Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2885	512	38	13.4	20.3%	337 (65.8%)	20 (3.9%)	87 (17.0%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	76.1	134^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.8%		84.6	78^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.3%	56	73.9	60.6	72.4	74.7	58.5	69.7	66.7	$18,326

Cities Near Monroe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newtown	2.72 mi	5	36^th
Shelton	4.2 mi	8	95^th
Trumbull	4.59 mi	11	24^th
Sandy Hook	5.14 mi	2	28^th
Oxford	5.81 mi	4	66^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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