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Monroe Elementary

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Monroe Elementary ranks 664 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary in Monroe, GA, serves approximately 605 students in grades PK-5 as part of Walton County Schools, a district ranked in the top 20% statewide. The school has been on a steady upward climb over the past four years, rising from the 29th percentile in 2021-2022 to its highest ranking yet at the 46th percentile in 2025-2026—a jump from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. This progress is especially notable given that nearly 8 in 10 students (79.2%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, a much higher poverty rate than nearby schools like Youth Elementary (41.7%) or Loganville Elementary (48.1%).

One of the school's brightest spots is its work with Hispanic students, where it ranks in the 76th percentile statewide—a top-quarter performance that outpaces every nearby school and far exceeds its overall ranking. Monroe has also made dramatic strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate from 28.1% to 18.1% over four years, which now sits just slightly above district and state averages. In the classroom, 3rd grade math proficiency has climbed from 31.7% to 43.8% and 4th grade from 37.6% to 48% over the same period, showing real momentum in the lower grades.

The main challenge is a consistent drop-off in 5th grade. In 2025-2026, only 34.7% of 5th graders were proficient in math (vs. 50% district and 44.1% state) and 30.5% in science (vs. 46.2% district and 44.2% state). This pattern is more pronounced at Monroe than at comparison schools—Walker Park Elementary, for instance, sees its highest math scores in 5th grade (57.3%). Still, Monroe outperforms nearby Barrow County schools like Yargo Elementary and Austin Road Elementary on most metrics, and it spends less per student ($13,194) than Harmony Elementary ($14,096) while achieving comparable results. The key question ahead is whether Monroe can translate its 3rd and 4th grade gains into stronger 5th grade outcomes—the area where it lags most behind.

605

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,194

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Dillard Dr
Monroe, GA 30656

(770) 207-3205

District: Walton County

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carver Middle School
High:	Monroe Area High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.7%

White:

32.6%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg52%

Georgia avg47%

664^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Walton County

41^st of 202Walton 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	40.6	664 of 1222	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	789 of 1238	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	745 of 1236	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	826 of 1223	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	869 of 1220	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	833 of 1214	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	845 of 1234	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	831 of 1209	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	849 of 1205	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	818 of 1233	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	710 of 1240	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.9	891 of 1231	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.3	820 of 1225	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	855 of 1201	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	947 of 1212	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1017 of 1183	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	532 of 829	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	553 of 892	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	643 of 879	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	785 of 870	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	586 of 876	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	610 of 1189	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	690 of 1224	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	706 of 1223	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	791 of 1212	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	885 of 1206	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	119 of 504	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.4	283 of 535	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	724 of 1186	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	844 of 1225	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	788 of 1220	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	854 of 1210	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	843 of 1209	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	506 of 565	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	403 of 703	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	619 of 769	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	619 of 772	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	645 of 775	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	720 of 779	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)76th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

Science30%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 10, 2012

MES has active, caring administration. We have had two students attend MES, and both have had a rich, rewarding experience. The student population is diverse and is a good representation of the city's population. We have found the teachers to be hard-working, approachable, and dedicated. The PTO works hard, and provides several good programs each year. We have been very pleased with MES through the years. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I have 2 kids in MES, and I love it here. My son has ASD and needs special services and these people are great. We love Ms Cash and Ms Howell. Great school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Dillard Dr	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 207-3205	605	39	15.7	79.2%	197 (32.6%)	246 (40.7%)	91 (15.0%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	51 (8.4%)	40.6	664^th of 1222 public elementary schools	45.7%		33.4	789^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.3%	125	43.8	48.0	34.7	30.5	$13,194	$1,096	$12,098
Atha Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 H D Atha Rd	Monroe	30655	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 266-5995	771	56	13.8	59.5%	466 (60.4%)	168 (21.8%)	73 (9.5%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	58.1	453^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	62.9%		59.6	440^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.5%	13	53.9	63.1	41.7	34.3	$14,002	$998	$13,003
Walker Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Carl Davis Rd NW	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 267-8311	755	55	13.8	49.3%	493 (65.3%)	122 (16.2%)	81 (10.7%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	65.9	370^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.7%		50.6	556^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.1%	186	55.3	54.2	57.3	43.6	$13,198	$311	$12,886
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	934 Harmony Church Rd NE	Monroe	30655	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 267-6574	666	47	14.3	81.1%	274 (41.1%)	284 (42.6%)	54 (8.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.6%)	37.6	705^th of 1222 public elementary schools	42.3%		28.3	869^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.8%	164	41.4	48.6	26.9	32.2	$14,096	$1,349	$12,747
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 McElhannon Rd SW	Bethlehem	30620	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2238	641	54	11.9	61.5%	318 (49.6%)	88 (13.7%)	172 (26.8%)	35 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	53.7	513^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.0%		47.2	604^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.2%	91	55.7	49.6	51.8	27.2	$16,274	$1,027	$15,247
Youth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4009 Center Hill Church Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-0172	756	50	15.0	41.7%	548 (72.5%)	56 (7.4%)	96 (12.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	91.1	117^th of 1222 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.3	113^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.9%	4	74.1	71.4	68.4	69.3	$12,746	$384	$12,363
Loganville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4889 Bay Creek Church Road	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2840	951	62	15.4	48.1%	504 (53.0%)	213 (22.4%)	142 (14.9%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	84.1	187^th of 1222 public elementary schools	84.7%		83.9	190^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.7%	3	60.0	71.8	71.0	56.7	$12,029	$207	$11,822
Bay Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Homer Moon Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 466-2271	776	51	15.1	69.5%	124 (16.0%)	378 (48.7%)	171 (22.0%)	40 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.5%)	37.2	710^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.9%		49.8	568^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.1%	142	52.2	43.1	25.0	28.0	$12,989	$902	$12,087
Yargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-1147	782	62	12.6	64.7%	266 (34.0%)	197 (25.2%)	222 (28.4%)	27 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.0%)	18.9	1010^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.3%		26.5	899^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.4%	111	30.2	38.0	22.5	15.8	$15,068	$990	$14,078
Austin Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 Austin Road	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 429-5674	700	54	12.9	61.3%	321 (45.9%)	121 (17.3%)	198 (28.3%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	50.8	536^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.1%		42.1	657^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.9%	121	56.5	43.8	41.6	35.6	$14,807	$983	$13,824

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 : Carver Middle School
High : Monroe Area High School

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 41% African American, 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Monroe Elementary in?

Walton County

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Monroe Elementary.

Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks 664^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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