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Monroe Elementary

Q: Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks 3028 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 596 students in the Riverside Unified district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Monroe is a school on the rise, having significantly improved its statewide ranking over the past decade. It shows particular strength in mathematics, where it outperforms the district average and many nearby schools like Hawthorne Elementary and Harrison Elementary. The school is notably effective with its student population, achieving better results for similar students than other local schools such as Jackson Elementary and Liberty Elementary. A striking finding is that Monroe dramatically outperforms schools in the neighboring Alvord Unified district, such as Foothill Elementary and Arlanza Elementary, despite serving families with similar economic needs.

While Monroe has clear strengths, including very strong 3rd-grade performance and efficient use of resources, families should be aware of areas the school is working to improve. Science scores are currently below average, and chronic absenteeism, though improving, remains higher than at schools like Mountain View Elementary and Jefferson Elementary. The school's upward trajectory and focused support for its students make it a resilient and improving choice within its community.

596

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,912

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8535 Garfield Ave.
Riverside, CA 92504-2906

(951) 352-8241

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chemawa Middle
High:	Arlington High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.2%

White:

5.9%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

California avg41%

3,028^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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	42.7	3028 of 5857	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3793 of 5869	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3548 of 5859	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3223 of 5883	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4583 of 5789	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3901 of 5662	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.6	4468 of 5692	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	4416 of 5614	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	4374 of 5611	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.6	2891 of 5530	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.5	2917 of 5390	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	3712 of 5377	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.5	3806 of 5314	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	4142 of 5193	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	3418 of 5113	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	2884 of 5113	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	2516 of 4818	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.6	2412 of 4822	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.8	2423 of 4809	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	1179 of 2227	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1978 of 2585	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	904 of 2128	57.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1447 of 3162	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	2133 of 3245	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1727 of 3311	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2123 of 3275	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2241 of 3246	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	2965 of 5597	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3692 of 5612	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3452 of 5609	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2946 of 5635	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4394 of 5492	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3741 of 5413	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	1995 of 5107	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	3041 of 5107	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2778 of 5087	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	2439 of 5084	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	3898 of 4963	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2806 of 4830	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2204 of 5460	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	3253 of 5517	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	2516 of 5363	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	2087 of 5264	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	4164 of 5173	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3284 of 5084	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2929 of 5628	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3532 of 5643	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3361 of 5638	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	3383 of 5663	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4298 of 5510	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3686 of 5431	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1812 of 2847	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1840 of 2635	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1674 of 2420	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	13.0	2486 of 2737	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-12 vs school

White (2018)9th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science19%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, February 7, 2013

I like the teachers but 42 students to 2 teachers is unacceptable, the staff cares but the underfunding of the school makes it hard for students to learn affectivly. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 17, 2013

I have found on two occasions children who where left unattended in the cafeteria. Not only did the principal drop the ball but so did about five other staff members who failed to notify anyone. The second time I got a very cold reaction from the principal with no apology. I do not trust Monroe! Close Quote

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	8535 Garfield Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8241	596	25	23.8	88.9%	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	508 (85.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	42.7	3028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		31.9	3793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	765	19.0	19.0	57.3	45.7	32.9	36.7	43.4	49.4	38.3	29.1	23.3	35.1							$16,912	$1,360	$15,552
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	8362 Colorado Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6709	487	20	24.3	84.4%	31 (6.4%)	16 (3.3%)	426 (87.5%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.3	3631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		39	3235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	396	19.2	19.2	48.1	32.9	39.1	48.2	41.2	45.3	31.0	15.1	16.7	26.3							$18,663	$1,548	$17,115
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	4285 Jefferson St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8218	886	35	25.6	86.5%	39 (4.4%)	38 (4.3%)	769 (86.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.0%)	29.4	4007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		28.6	4057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	50	21.9	21.9	34.4	30.4	42.7	39.7	36.9	38.7	14.5	21.0	18.8	23.3	96.2				97.5		$16,296	$1,091	$15,205
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33	16.7	16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8	32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5	24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$17,780	$1,277	$16,503
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$17,367	$1,240	$16,127
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	3635 Madison St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8236	675	27	25.0	86.7%	66 (9.8%)	38 (5.6%)	535 (79.3%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.1%)	41.7	3094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		42.9	3004^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.8%	90	22.5	22.5	41.2	34.5	30.2	56.1	40.4	46.6	34.8	19.3	40.2	36.0	91.4	97.1	98.1	97.1	93.3	98.1	$17,011	$1,421	$15,590
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Irving St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6716	663	28	23.5	80.7%	73 (11.0%)	30 (4.5%)	522 (78.7%)	16 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	37.9	3349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		33.4	3646^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.9%	297	24.4	24.4	41.3	33.7	41.4	42.4	39.7	40.0	36.8	29.1	22.8	31.8	94.4						$18,530	$1,337	$17,193
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103	6.3	6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4		18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4		17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$21,166	$2,268	$18,898
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	6180 Streeter Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7433	851	35	24.3	82.8%	51 (6.0%)	25 (2.9%)	728 (85.5%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	24 (2.8%)	38.9	3291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.7	3720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	429	23.2	23.2	37.8	37.6	43.2	52.7	42.5	40.2	28.8	24.8	28.2	30.6	90.7	92.3	96.9	94.6	92.3	95.4	$17,029	$1,141	$15,888
Harrison Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Harrison St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6712	571	26	21.9	77.2%	65 (11.4%)	35 (6.1%)	414 (72.5%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	34.2	3639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.6	3265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	374	15.7	15.7	40.5	43.9	33.7	32.9	37.4	44.3	43.9	19.1	21.1	31.3	96.6						$19,265	$1,982	$17,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chemawa Middle
High : Arlington High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks 3028^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Monroe Elementary.

What district is Monroe Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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