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Best Public Schools in Monroe, IA

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At a glance

Schools

605

Students

Top rankedPCM High School146^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The city of Monroe, Iowa is home to two schools - PCM High School and Monroe Elementary School, both part of the PCM Community School District. While PCM High School is a relatively strong-performing high school, Monroe Elementary appears to be lagging behind other elementary schools in the state.

PCM High School stands out as the top school in the area, ranking in the top half of Iowa high schools and receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has strong academic performance, with students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics. PCM High School also boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% and spends $13,660 per student, which is higher than the $13,431 spent per student at Monroe Elementary.

In contrast, Monroe Elementary School is performing below average, ranking 390th out of 574 elementary schools in the state and receiving only a 2-star rating. Both schools share a concerning high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which could be impacting student learning and academic outcomes. The district may want to investigate and address this issue across all schools. Additionally, the higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Monroe Elementary suggests that the school may serve a more economically disadvantaged population, which could be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
PCM High School	Public	9-12	400 East Highway 163	Monroe	50170	Jasper County	PCM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 994-8222	348	25	13.8	19.5%	316 (90.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	61.5	146^th of 340 public high schools	57.1%		61.1	141^st of 338 public high schools	58.3%	5	80.5	79.3	82.6	70.7	59.8	81.4	70.7	$13,660	$359	$13,301
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	400 N Jasper	Monroe	50170	Jasper County	PCM Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 994-8222	257	17	15.1	25.3%	238 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)								$13,431	$534	$12,897

Cities Near Monroe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prairie City	8.22 mi	2	233^rd
Newton	11.84 mi	6	336^th
Pella	12.39 mi	6	26^th
Colfax	12.58 mi	2	300^th
Pleasantville	12.81 mi	3	280^th

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

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