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Monroe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Colorado Springs School District No. 11 serving roughly 321 students, with 75.4% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Colorado, ranking 925th out of 943 schools statewide in 2025-26 — placing it in the 2nd percentile with a 0-star rating. Only 10.9% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 11.7% in math, compared to 44.7% and 37.3% statewide.

Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with 48.5% of students chronically absent in 2024-25, nearly double the state rate of 28.4%. This is especially striking because nearby Rogers Elementary School, just 0.6 miles away, serves a nearly identical population (77.9% free/reduced lunch) and has almost the same absenteeism rate (48.4%), yet achieves significantly better results — 28.2% ELA proficiency and 32.4% math proficiency. Similarly, Queen Palmer Elementary School, 1.7 miles away, has comparable poverty levels but ranks in the 47th percentile statewide with roughly four times Monroe’s proficiency rates.

Monroe’s low student-teacher ratio of 11.4 shows that staffing alone isn’t driving outcomes. Math proficiency also declines sharply by 5th grade, dropping from 12.5% in 3rd grade to 7.3% in 5th grade, suggesting learning gaps compound over time. The school has ranked in the bottom 2–10% of Colorado elementary schools every year since 2014-15, indicating a long-term pattern rather than a temporary dip. However, the success of neighboring schools serving similar students suggests meaningful improvement is possible with focused attention on attendance, early literacy, and math intervention.

321

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,245

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

80%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

15 South Chelton Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80910-2804

(719) 328-7400

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Monroe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Swigert Middle School
High:	Mitchell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

White:

26.5%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg34%

Colorado avg41%

928^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 34Elementary Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

66^th of 114Colorado Springs School District No. 11 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	928 of 946	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	892 of 950	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	915 of 943	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	889 of 933	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	832 of 921	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	873 of 965	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	861 of 917	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	909 of 929	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	869 of 914	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	880 of 938	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	906 of 962	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	789 of 954	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	793 of 935	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	834 of 935	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	831 of 925	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	768 of 872	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	791 of 849	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	745 of 852	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	680 of 829	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	626 of 823	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	711 of 808	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	630 of 642	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	652 of 690	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	21.4	240 of 270	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	141 of 172	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	677 of 700	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	614 of 649	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	675 of 693	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science12%-24 vs state

Math12%-26 vs state

English Language Arts11%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7400	321	28	11.4	75.4%	85 (26.5%)	29 (9.0%)	174 (54.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	6.7	928^th of 946 public elementary schools	1.9%		9.6	892^nd of 950 public elementary schools	6.1%	36	10.4	10.4	12.2				10.9	12.5	14.6	7.3				11.7	12.2		80%	0%	$23,245
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 South Circle Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3300	267	24	10.9	77.9%	79 (29.6%)	27 (10.1%)	141 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	26.1	667^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.5%		10.2	883^rd of 950 public elementary schools	7.1%	216	26.3	30.0	28.1				28.2	26.3	35.9	35.5				32.4	18.8		80%	4%	$23,595
Coperni 3	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Citadel Drive East	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 619-7178	367	24	15.5	70.0%	108 (29.4%)	41 (11.2%)	203 (55.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	22.7	703^rd of 946 public elementary schools	25.7%		22.5	700^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.3%	3	22.7	29.4	28.2	26.9	40.0	17.2	26.9	25.0	20.6	23.1	23.1	20.0	44.8	25.6	30.8	31.0	89.7%	0%	$12,110
Roosevelt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	205 South Byron Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 637-0311	480	33	14.5	73.5%	49 (10.2%)	42 (8.8%)	353 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (6.3%)	13.3	838^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.5	829^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.7%	9	5.7	19.2	32.3				18.8	9.9	16.5	20.0				15.3	25.4		65.2%	0%	$16,247
Twain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3402 East San Miguel Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7700	291	22	12.9	81.4%	85 (29.2%)	33 (11.3%)	129 (44.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.1%)	11.5	868^th of 946 public elementary schools	8.2%		14.2	819^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.8%	49	9.4	27.9	17.5				17.6	20.8	20.9	15.0				19.1	10.3		83.8%	5.4%	$22,416
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Manitoba Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2900	299	24	12.5	88.6%	73 (24.4%)	39 (13.0%)	149 (49.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	5.9	938^th of 946 public elementary schools	0.8%		9.2	902^nd of 950 public elementary schools	5.1%	36	12.8	8.7	13.6				11.6	12.5	8.7	11.4				10.8	703.0		76.9%	0%	$22,654
Sand Creek International School	Public	K-8	550 Sand Creek Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3760	595	39	15.2	77.1%	96 (16.1%)	79 (13.3%)	367 (61.7%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	36.7	558^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.0%		31	604^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.4%	46	35.9	52.8	51.7	45.6	58.3	32.7	45.9	24.6	17.0	19.0	14.0	31.3	25.0	21.6	38.6	20.8	91.1%	1.8%	$17,715
Atlas Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1602 S. Murray	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 358-7196	286	19	14.8	87.4%	19 (6.6%)	12 (4.2%)	250 (87.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9.5	894^th of 946 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.6	912^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.0%	18	16.4	13.0					14.7	21.8	11.1					16.5			88.1%	0%	$9,698
Mountain Vista Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2550 Dorset Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3400	590	44	13.3	72.5%	106 (18.0%)	89 (15.1%)	330 (55.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.3%)	47.6	450^th of 946 public elementary schools	52.4%		40.4	523^rd of 950 public elementary schools	44.9%	73	40.4	53.4	60.0	43.9	47.8	42.0	47.8	55.3	31.6	31.0	24.4	20.9	15.7	28.1	22.8	21.4	74.1%	1.9%	$17,784
Carmel Community School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1700 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3210	490	41	11.9	87.6%	77 (15.7%)	92 (18.8%)	284 (58.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.9%)	13.8	832^nd of 946 public elementary schools	12.1%		11.6	862^nd of 950 public elementary schools	9.3%	30	716.0	27.0	18.9	13.0	723.0	17.5	17.2	26.7	23.7	709.0	710.0	11.1	13.8	12.9	705.0	8.8	69.6%	8.7%	$18,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary School?

Students at Monroe Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Monroe Elementary School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

How many students attend Monroe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Monroe Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Monroe Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Monroe Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Swigert Middle School
High : Mitchell High School

Is Monroe Elementary School a good school?

Monroe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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

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