Summary:
In zip code 36460, there is just one elementary school, Monroeville Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 4th in the Monroe County district, enrolling 406 students in a high-poverty area where nearly 80% qualify for free or reduced lunch.
As the only school in this area, Monroeville Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, consistently earning a 1-star rating (bottom 15th percentile in Alabama) for three straight years. The most critical weakness is mathematics, where proficiency is alarmingly low—just 14.86% of 3rd graders and 8.33% of 4th graders are proficient, roughly 30-35 points below state averages. Science is also a major concern, with only 21.67% of 4th graders proficient compared to the state's 50.23%. Chronic absenteeism is another red flag: at 27.5%, it's more than double the state average (12%) and significantly higher than the district's own rate (16.9%). This combination of high poverty, poor attendance, and low math/science scores paints a picture of a school struggling with systemic issues that likely feed into each other.
However, there are some relative bright spots. In the most recent 2025-2026 data, 4th-grade English proficiency reached 55%, which is close to the state average (59.53%) and actually outperforms the district (52.06%). This suggests effective literacy instruction is possible here and could be a model for improvement. Interestingly, 3rd-grade English proficiency (35.14%) lags far behind 4th grade, and a year-over-year look shows the same cohort of students dropped from 62.71% proficiency in 3rd grade (2024-2025) to just 32.81% in 4th grade—a dramatic decline that may point to curriculum transition issues or testing changes. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2 and per-student spending of $10,070, the school has reasonable resources, but the data strongly suggests that tackling absenteeism and implementing school-wide math interventions are the most urgent priorities for parents and the district to address.
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