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Monroe Area High School

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Monroe Area High School ranks 164 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 64% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Monroe Area High School in Monroe, GA, serves approximately 1,233 students in grades 9–12 and is part of the Walton County school district. The school has shown meaningful improvement in recent years, climbing from the 45th percentile statewide in 2021–2022 to its current 64th percentile ranking (3 stars) for the 2025–2026 school year.

One of the school's standout strengths is its graduation rate. At 94.4% for 2024–2025, Monroe Area graduates students at a rate that is 7.2 percentage points above the state average (87.2%) and actually higher than nearby Walnut Grove High School (91.7%) and Winder-Barrow High School (90.7%). The school also excels in Biology, where proficiency jumped from 31.8% in 2022–2023 to 47.5% in 2025–2026—now slightly above the state average—and in U.S. History, where it consistently outperforms state benchmarks. However, Algebra I remains a challenge, with 43.8% proficiency in 2025–2026, trailing the district average by 15 points and below the state average of 48.1%.

The most significant concern is chronic absenteeism. At 29.0%, Monroe Area's rate is nearly double the state average (17.7%) and about 11 points higher than both Walnut Grove and Loganville High School. Despite this, the school's dropout rate is just 1.2%—half the state average—suggesting students who stay connected ultimately succeed. The school serves a population with significant economic need (57.5% free/reduced lunch) yet maintains a favorable 14.1:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $13,495 per student, the highest among nearby schools. When compared to demographically similar schools like Apalachee High School or Social Circle High School, Monroe Area outperforms in nearly every subject. Addressing the absenteeism challenge could be the key to unlocking further gains and closing the gap with its more affluent district peers.

1,233

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,495

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Double Springs Church Rd S
Monroe, GA 30656

(770) 266-4599

District: Walton County

Feeder schools for Monroe Area High School:

Elementary:	Harmony Elementary School
	Monroe Elementary
	Walker Park Elementary School
Middle:	Carver Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

African American:

35.4%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% Georgia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg53%

Georgia avg45%

164^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Walton County

40^th of 201Walton County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	164 of 455	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	170 of 451	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	154 of 454	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	230 of 448	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	238 of 431	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	150 of 410	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	197 of 438	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	196 of 428	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.4	232 of 420	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	226 of 426	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	305 of 435	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.5	256 of 425	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	247 of 425	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	241 of 396	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	262 of 402	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	279 of 384	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	263 of 372	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.6	247 of 370	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	244 of 358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	132 of 376	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	141 of 391	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	130 of 382	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	198 of 384	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	196 of 372	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	149 of 173	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.8	86 of 180	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	148 of 431	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	151 of 438	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	141 of 435	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	209 of 433	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	235 of 430	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	117 of 298	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	105 of 312	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	73 of 315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	38.0	172 of 308	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	217 of 295	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	162 of 436	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	185 of 442	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	165 of 436	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	249 of 436	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	234 of 427	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	79 of 123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	85 of 149	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	96 of 158	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	101 of 126	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	128 of 338	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	109 of 347	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	96 of 344	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	100 of 343	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	102 of 331	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	140 of 334	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	171 of 341	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	167 of 346	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	223 of 343	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	211 of 339	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

African American (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology48%~ state avg

United States History44%+5 vs state

Algebra I44%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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 (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	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Area High School	Public	9-12	300 Double Springs Church Rd S	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 266-4599	1,233	87	14.1	57.5%	558 (45.3%)	437 (35.4%)	147 (11.9%)	30 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.6%)	50.9	164^th of 455 public high schools	64.0%		49.9	170^th of 451 public high schools	62.3%	6	43.8	47.5	43.9	$13,495	$832	$12,663
Loganville High School	Public	9-12	100 Trident Trail	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2880	1,911	114	16.7	44.0%	856 (44.8%)	566 (29.6%)	336 (17.6%)	50 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.2%)	63.1	95^th of 455 public high schools	79.1%		70.6	83^rd of 451 public high schools	81.6%	12	64.2	48.2	49.4	$11,103	$259	$10,844
Walnut Grove High School	Public	9-12	4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 507-3900	1,511	97	15.5	39.7%	1,033 (68.4%)	231 (15.3%)	179 (11.8%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.2%)	68.8	71^st of 455 public high schools	84.4%		73	73^rd of 451 public high schools	83.8%	2	64.3	57.7	50.6	$12,064	$369	$11,694
Apalachee High School	Public	9-12	940 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 586-5111	1,949	132	14.7	60.9%	784 (40.2%)	380 (19.5%)	611 (31.3%)	74 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (5.1%)	34.9	257^th of 455 public high schools	43.5%		28.8	305^th of 451 public high schools	32.4%	48	42.7	32.1	33.9	$13,226	$721	$12,505
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1007 Austin Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(678) 425-2903	967	59	16.3	47.1%	521 (53.9%)	115 (11.9%)	222 (23.0%)	54 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	81.1	37^th of 455 public high schools	91.9%		86.2	28^th of 451 public high schools	93.8%	9	67.5	71.8	65.9	$12,392	$404	$11,988
Social Circle High School	Public	9-12	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-2611	629	42	14.9	57.1%	433 (68.8%)	132 (21.0%)	29 (4.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	29.1	290^th of 455 public high schools	36.3%		40.3	231^st of 451 public high schools	48.8%	59	19.7	32.9	36.0	$14,018	$373	$13,646
Archer High School	Public	9-12	2255 New Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7700	3,058	155	19.6	52.5%	448 (14.7%)	1,746 (57.1%)	621 (20.3%)	107 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (4.2%)	65.4	86^th of 455 public high schools	81.1%		64.8	103^rd of 451 public high schools	77.2%	17	60.9	50.4	56.6	$11,432	$396	$11,036
Grayson High School	Public	9-12	50 Hope Hollow Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1071	3,627	211	17.2	51.6%	379 (10.4%)	2,100 (57.9%)	699 (19.3%)	252 (6.9%)	13 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	179 (4.9%)	67.6	79^th of 455 public high schools	82.6%		72.2	78^th of 451 public high schools	82.7%	1	50.6	58.4	61.5	$12,441	$368	$12,073
North Oconee High School	Public	9-12	1081 Rocky Branch Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 769-7760	1,432	85	16.8	15.0%	1,080 (75.4%)	45 (3.1%)	120 (8.4%)	115 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.8%)	86.5	21^st of 455 public high schools	95.4%		92.4	15^th of 451 public high schools	96.7%	6	79.6	72.2	75.2	$11,494	$185	$11,309
Winder-Barrow High School	Public	9-12	272 N 5th Ave	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 867-4519	1,869	126	14.8	51.0%	862 (46.1%)	274 (14.7%)	522 (27.9%)	113 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.0%)	40.8	218^th of 455 public high schools	52.1%		36.2	260^th of 451 public high schools	42.4%	42	22.2	40.7	44.0	$12,641	$752	$11,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Area High School

How many students attend Monroe Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,233 students attended Monroe Area High School.

What district is Monroe Area High School in?

Walton County

What schools feed into Monroe Area High School?

Monroe Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harmony Elementary School
Elementary : Monroe Elementary
Elementary : Walker Park Elementary School
Middle : Carver Middle School

Is Monroe Area High School a good school?

Monroe Area High School ranks 164^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Area High School?

Students at Monroe Area High School are 45% White, 35% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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

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