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Monroe Elementary School

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Monroe Elementary School ranks 881 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wyandotte, Michigan, serving 383 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Wyandotte School District of the City of, which is ranked 369 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Monroe Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 35.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores, as measured by the M-Step assessments, are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 44.4%, compared to the state average of 38.9% and the district average of 39%. Additionally, Monroe Elementary School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.54% to 67.36% over the past few years, suggesting a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Monroe Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Jefferson Elementary and Washington Elementary, it becomes evident that Monroe Elementary School generally underperforms in terms of test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. For instance, in 2024-2025, Washington Elementary School had significantly higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts (50.8%) and Math (53.8%) compared to Monroe Elementary School. However, the school's performance for students with special education needs is relatively stronger, with the school ranking in the top half of Michigan elementary schools in this category.

349

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,043

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Grove St
Wyandotte, MI 48192-7022

(734) 759-5800

District: Wyandotte School District of the City of

Students who attend Monroe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Hispanic:

13.2%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

881^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Wyandotte School District of the City of

369^th of 613Wyandotte School District of the City of 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	38.9	881 of 1488	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	890 of 1486	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1039 of 1470	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	822 of 1344	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	804 of 1153	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1011 of 1408	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	955 of 1448	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	1014 of 1466	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	1028 of 1548	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	1060 of 1580	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	850 of 1533	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	686 of 1563	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	814 of 1566	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	864 of 1552	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	1141 of 1552	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.9	1245 of 1589	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.5	1151 of 1577	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.6	1067 of 1565	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	1063 of 1545	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	853 of 1338	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	663 of 1342	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	964 of 1321	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	742 of 1106	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	971 of 1171	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	921 of 1443	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	544 of 1346	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	722 of 1381	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	840 of 1350	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	454 of 1099	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	848 of 1134	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	664 of 1397	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	815 of 1366	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	941 of 1347	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	998 of 1334	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	799 of 1139	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	904 of 1196	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	945 of 1446	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	114 of 225	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	63 of 195	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	910 of 1206	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	905 of 1204	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	980 of 1198	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	849 of 1102	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1006 of 1128	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	974 of 1253	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Math37%~ state avg

Science25%-15 vs state

Social Studies12%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	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 (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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	349	22	16.1	58.7%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.8	890^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.1%	9	44.4	51.1	28.4	44.4	45.5	25.0	25.0	11.9	$17,043	$1,060	$15,983
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1440 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-6100	379	25	15.1	48.0%	272 (71.8%)	12 (3.2%)	73 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	50.2	714^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.0%		53.2	663^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	55.4%	51	50.8	30.0	42.4	53.8	25.0	40.7	33.9	30.5	$18,557	$1,246	$17,311
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13425 Colvin St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 285-4080	435	23	19.3	55.4%	331 (76.1%)	36 (8.3%)	58 (13.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37	908^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.0%		34.8	939^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.8%	31	33.3	48.4	32.3	44.8	25.0	18.8	32.3	18.5	$12,816	$903	$11,912
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5500	418	23	17.8	67.5%	263 (62.9%)	25 (6.0%)	87 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	29.1	1025^th of 1488 public elementary schools	31.1%		28.7	1040^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.0%	15	25.7	36.4	38.9	28.6	26.0	23.9	27.8	16.7	$16,835	$1,539	$15,296
Fordline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14775 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4640	308	21	14.8	74.0%	182 (59.1%)	48 (15.6%)	62 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	16.6	1233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	1353^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.0%	120	27.5	24.1	24.1	27.5	15.5	13.8	15.5	12.1	$22,306	$1,611	$20,694
Grogan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Burns St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4642	353	23	15.1	63.5%	235 (66.6%)	43 (12.2%)	58 (16.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	31.7	982^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.0%		19.4	1168^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.4%	186	21.6	25.5	35.6	45.1	25.5	16.9	23.7	35.6	$20,538	$1,314	$19,224
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1515 15th St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5600	473	26	18.2	54.3%	360 (76.1%)	33 (7.0%)	58 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	39.1	879^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.9%		38.4	878^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.9%	1	37.8	49.3	41.1	38.8	44.9	13.5	18.7	17.3	$15,623	$1,037	$14,585
Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17752 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 283-4820	328	22	15.2	45.1%	249 (75.9%)	47 (14.3%)	23 (7.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.8	1002^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.7%		33	970^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	32	35.7	29.5	22.6	33.9	40.9	30.2	28.3	5.7	$14,942	$620	$14,323
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16500 McCann St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4644	359	22	16.5	63.8%	241 (67.1%)	36 (10.0%)	51 (14.2%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	63.6	513^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%		54.8	638^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.1%	125	37.0	48.0	48.3	50.0	56.0	44.8	46.6	34.5	$19,493	$1,368	$18,125
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19400 Hampton St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 479-2550	395	20	20.2	37.2%	316 (80.0%)	35 (8.9%)	25 (6.3%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	39.6	870^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.5%		34.4	943^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	36.5%	73	34.9	50.0	50.0	34.9	37.5	15.7	26.5	18.6	$14,172	$601	$13,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Elementary School

Is Monroe Elementary School a good school?

Monroe Elementary School ranks 881^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monroe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 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 : Woodrow Wilson School
High : Roosevelt High School

What district is Monroe Elementary School in?

Wyandotte School District of the City of

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary School?

Students at Monroe Elementary School are 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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