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Monroe Middle School

Q: Is Monroe Middle School a good school?

Monroe Middle School ranks 600 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Monroe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Monroe Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Monroe Middle School?

Students at Monroe Middle School are 69% White, 14% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Monroe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Monroe Middle School usually go on to attend Monroe High School

Public Grades 6-8

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Monroe Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Monroe, Michigan, with an enrollment of 661 students. The school is part of the Monroe Public Schools district, which is ranked 499 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, Monroe Middle School consistently underperforms academically compared to state and local averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.6% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA, and only 19.3% were proficient in Math, significantly lower than the state averages of 39.2% and 33.3%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.3% to 32.0% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Ida Middle School, which is only 8.82 miles away, Monroe Middle School consistently underperforms academically. Ida Middle School has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies, as well as a higher overall state ranking. Additionally, Monroe Middle School ranks in the bottom 1% of Michigan middle schools for its performance with special education students, indicating significant room for improvement in supporting this student population.

674

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,121

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

503 Washington St
Monroe, MI 48161-1309

(734) 265-4000

District: Monroe Public Schools

Students who attend Monroe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Monroe High School

Feeder schools for Monroe Middle School:

Elementary:	Arborwood Elementary School
	Custer Elementary School
	Manor Elementary School
	Raisinville School
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	Waterloo Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

African American:

14.4%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Michigan avg43%

600^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

499^th of 613Monroe Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	600 of 890	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	651 of 897	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	602 of 883	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	633 of 776	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	598 of 792	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	525 of 838	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.3	597 of 821	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	600 of 894	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.5	548 of 919	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.8	653 of 921	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	548 of 919	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	582 of 900	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	600 of 858	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	579 of 851	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	590 of 847	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.3	583 of 839	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.1	567 of 823	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	565 of 806	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	239 of 338	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	164 of 310	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	140 of 182	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	150 of 196	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	184 of 366	49.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	585 of 789	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	618 of 771	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	542 of 770	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	595 of 657	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	516 of 658	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	475 of 794	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	211 of 265	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	169 of 257	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	202 of 246	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	105 of 137	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	195 of 266	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.4	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	623 of 832	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	708 of 836	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	586 of 825	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	631 of 691	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	602 of 672	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	529 of 815	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	570 of 798	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	615 of 786	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	578 of 776	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	578 of 658	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	545 of 639	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	505 of 797	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	181 of 190	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	166 of 176	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	244 of 244	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	201 of 201	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	76 of 76	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	291 of 377	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	558 of 696	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	613 of 701	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	551 of 688	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	584 of 638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	524 of 624	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	502 of 678	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2018)16th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-10 vs state

Social Studies30%-17 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Math19%-14 vs state

Mathematics16%-15 vs state

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Very poor at working with children who have ADHD .Do not read or follow I.E.P for students Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	503 Washington St	Monroe	48161	Monroe County	Monroe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 265-4000	674	37	18.4	63.4%	462 (68.5%)	97 (14.4%)	61 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	30	600^th of 890 public middle schools	32.6%		26	651^st of 897 public middle schools	27.4%	51	58.1	15.6			24.6			19.3		30.8		30.2	$16,121	$1,598	$14,524
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	5102 N Stony Creek Rd	Monroe	48162	Monroe County	Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 322-2301	304	15	20.2	52.3%	271 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	46.9	445^th of 890 public middle schools	50.0%		47	444^th of 897 public middle schools	50.5%	1	63.0	33.3		31.5	23.1		30.8	28.6		36.6		42.3	$13,790	$1,859	$11,931
Mason Middle School	Public	6-8	2260 Lakeside Rd	Erie	48133	Monroe County	Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	No	No	No	No	(734) 848-9393	223	16	14.3	32.7%	190 (85.2%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	79.2	144^th of 890 public middle schools	83.8%		75.2	171^st of 897 public middle schools	80.9%	27	77.5	40.0		53.1	46.4		51.6	44.9		52.5		57.5	$13,814	$642	$13,172
Ida Middle School	Public	5-8	3143 Prairie St	Ida	48140	Monroe County	Ida Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 269-2220	467	23	20.1	18.2%	435 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	81.8	121^st of 890 public middle schools	86.4%		74.8	177^th of 897 public middle schools	80.3%	56	78.4	41.4	65.8	55.1	59.3	49.6	37.3	50.0	68.4	56.3	54.7	60.7	$11,875	$676	$11,199
Wagar Junior High School	Public	6-8	11200 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-6205	641	34	18.7	46.6%	562 (87.7%)	21 (3.3%)	43 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	45.7	466^th of 890 public middle schools	47.6%		42.7	489^th of 897 public middle schools	45.5%	23	54.8	18.6		30.0	39.1		26.7	41.1		38.3		37.4	$12,090	$619	$11,471
Wagar Middle School	Public	5	11200 Grafton Rd	Carleton	48117	Monroe County	Airport Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 654-4083	221	12	18.6	54.3%	192 (86.9%)	4 (1.8%)	18 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)			35.7			28.6			41.9		28.6		$13,559	$621	$12,938
Dundee Middle School	Public	5-8	420 Ypsilanti St	Dundee	48131	Monroe County	Dundee Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 529-2350	533	24	22.0	34.0%	492 (92.3%)	7 (1.3%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	70.8	203^rd of 890 public middle schools	77.2%		71.4	196^th of 897 public middle schools	78.1%	7	74.4	35.2	47.4	45.2	47.8	42.2	44.0	36.8	35.3	42.1	29.6	59.4	$13,326	$488	$12,838
Bedford Junior High School	Public	6-8	8405 Jackman Rd	Temperance	48182	Monroe County	Bedford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 850-6200	923	50	18.3	24.2%	820 (88.8%)	6 (0.7%)	59 (6.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	63	273^rd of 890 public middle schools	69.3%		63.3	257^th of 897 public middle schools	71.3%	16	73.2	29.5		46.9	47.7		36.4	36.8		36.9		45.2	$11,668	$605	$11,063
Thomas Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6700	417	24	17.6	44.8%	345 (82.7%)	22 (5.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	28.5	613^th of 890 public middle schools	31.1%		41.5	506^th of 897 public middle schools	43.6%	107	50.4	17.6		24.1	23.8		22.9	24.2		27.4		29.7	$16,916	$1,428	$15,489
Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program	Public	6-8	24900 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Huron School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 379-6360	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													$48,346	$642	$47,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Middle School

Is Monroe Middle School a good school?

Monroe Middle School ranks 600^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Middle School?

Students at Monroe Middle School are 69% White, 14% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Monroe Middle School in?

Monroe Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Monroe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Monroe Middle School usually go on to attend Monroe High School

How many students attend Monroe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Monroe Middle School.

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