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Monroe Elementary

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Monroe Elementary ranks 2428 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 452 students in the Monrovia Unified district, representing a solidly average option in a region with a wide range of school performance.

The school has shown notable strengths, including a remarkable improvement in student attendance and particularly effective support for its Hispanic student population and students in Special Education. Academically, it performs slightly above average for California and outperforms its own district in mathematics and science, which is significant given the economic challenges many of its families face. However, performance varies considerably by grade level, with a noticeable dip in fourth grade, and the school has struggled to show the same level of success with English Language Learners.

When compared to nearby schools, Monroe sits in the middle tier within its own district, performing better than Wild Rose School of Creative but below higher-performing schools like Mayflower Elementary and Plymouth Elementary. A more striking gap exists with top-rated elementary schools in the neighboring Arcadia Unified district, such as Baldwin Stocker Elementary and Holly Avenue Elementary, which benefit from much higher community resources and near-perfect attendance.

452

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,305

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

402 West Colorado Blvd.
Monrovia, CA 91016-2647

(626) 471-2300

District: Monrovia Unified

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
High:	Monrovia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

White:

10.4%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,428^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Monrovia Unified

607^th of 1,543Monrovia Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	2428 of 5857	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	2803 of 5869	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2529 of 5859	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	2213 of 5883	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	521 of 1417	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	2032 of 5789	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	2090 of 5662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	2313 of 5692	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	2281 of 5614	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	2330 of 5611	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.6	3771 of 5530	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.3	4232 of 5390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.7	2556 of 5377	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	2143 of 5314	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	2056 of 5193	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.1	2538 of 5113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.1	2489 of 5113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.7	2152 of 4818	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.0	2140 of 4822	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.8	2647 of 4809	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	82.1	34 of 293	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	417 of 2128	80.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	2360 of 3162	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1797 of 3245	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	913 of 3311	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	176 of 602	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	895 of 3275	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	1245 of 3246	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2425 of 5597	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2421 of 5612	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2418 of 5609	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	2137 of 5635	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	422 of 1267	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	1680 of 5492	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	1946 of 5413	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	1522 of 5107	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	2160 of 5107	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	1725 of 5087	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	1608 of 5084	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	1407 of 4963	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1626 of 4830	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	3163 of 5460	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3211 of 5517	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	2418 of 5363	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	2608 of 5264	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	257 of 1110	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	2028 of 5173	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2279 of 5084	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2274 of 5628	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	2970 of 5643	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	2487 of 5638	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	2128 of 5663	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	502 of 1272	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	2339 of 5510	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	2244 of 5431	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	1058 of 2847	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	869 of 2635	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	889 of 2420	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	1352 of 2651	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	1005 of 2661	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	626 of 2726	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	438 of 2834	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	729 of 2737	73.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)88th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2024)49th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Science37%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	402 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2300	452	20	22.6	62.8%	47 (10.4%)	16 (3.5%)	349 (77.2%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	53.1	2428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%		45.9	2803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	375	37.3		37.3	47.8	33.3	48.0				43.4	55.4	38.1	38.7				43.8				$17,305	$1,759	$15,546
Mayflower Elementary	Public	K-5	210 North Mayflower Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2200	524	23	22.7	45.4%	144 (27.5%)	23 (4.4%)	244 (46.6%)	58 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.5%)	84.1	958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		76.7	1305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	347	57.8		57.8	52.8	72.5	66.7				63.7	60.7	70.0	62.2				64.1				$18,102	$1,841	$16,261
Wild Rose School of Creative	Public	K-5	232 Jasmine Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2500	416	19	21.4	66.3%	58 (13.9%)	13 (3.1%)	299 (71.9%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	35	3578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		32	3786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	208	31.2		31.2	32.9	25.3	46.7				34.1	32.4	28.0	37.7				32.4	97.4			$18,443	$2,146	$16,297
Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy	Public	K-5	930 East Lemon Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2100	368	18	20.4	62.2%	56 (15.2%)	19 (5.2%)	243 (66.0%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	46.7	2789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		55.4	2270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	519	35.6		35.6	43.1	31.6	48.3				42.3	38.9	34.2	39.0				37.9				$20,689	$2,203	$18,486
Camino Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Camino Grove Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8353	695	27	26.2	29.2%	51 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (13.7%)	501 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	95.4	291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		97.1	160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	131	74.0		74.0	73.5	80.0	87.4				80.7	74.8	75.8	72.4				74.3				$15,647	$1,599	$14,048
Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	733 Euclid Ave.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5300	504	24	20.8	74.2%	18 (3.6%)	12 (2.4%)	411 (81.5%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	48	2697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		38.6	3264^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	567	35.6	20.8	26.5	35.1	31.8	40.0	63.8	54.3	31.9	45.1	29.0	22.2	24.4	46.3	21.4	21.9	28.6				$19,330	$4,202	$15,128
Highland Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	10 Virginia Dr.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8354	655	28	23.3	19.1%	55 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (14.2%)	426 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (11.9%)	95.6	269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.4	312^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	43	83.2		83.2	71.9	75.4	89.6				78.7	79.0	75.8	81.1				78.4				$16,930	$1,642	$15,288
Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	1212 East Kellwil Way	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5200	470	23	20.2	83.8%	16 (3.4%)	7 (1.5%)	431 (91.7%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	38.7	3302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		30.1	3915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	613	27.1	28.0	27.6	45.0	30.4	25.0	44.4	26.7	44.0	36.0	40.0	50.0	25.0	25.9	20.0	20.0	29.7				$20,929	$3,854	$17,075
Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Boley St.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2400	547	24	23.2	51.7%	49 (9.0%)	15 (2.7%)	206 (37.7%)	211 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	81	1116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.3	1325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	209	50.0		50.0	60.4	56.6	67.5				61.5	64.8	60.5	57.5				61.1	97.6	98.4	98.4	$17,934	$1,870	$16,064
Holly Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	360 West Duarte Rd.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8355	789	33	24.2	49.7%	41 (5.2%)	13 (1.6%)	161 (20.4%)	527 (66.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.4%)	91.5	575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.2%		94.1	421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	92.8%	154	58.2		58.2	71.6	73.4	68.7				71.3	78.3	77.9	64.2				73.5				$15,933	$1,976	$13,957

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Elementary

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Monroe Elementary.

Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks 2428^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet
High : Monrovia High

What district is Monroe Elementary in?

Monrovia Unified

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

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