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Monroe Elementary

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Monroe Elementary ranks 331 st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Elementary is a public elementary school in North Mankato, Minnesota, serving 405 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Mankato Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Monroe Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, its academic performance varies across different student subgroups. The school's math and reading proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, but slightly lower than the district average, indicating room for improvement. Notably, Bridges Community Elementary, located just 0.14 miles away, consistently outperforms Monroe Elementary in both math and reading proficiency, with a 5-star rating.

Another area of concern is the achievement gap between different student subgroups at Monroe Elementary. For example, male students and White students have lower rankings compared to their female and non-White counterparts, respectively. Similarly, students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds also demonstrate lower academic performance. Addressing these disparities could be a valuable focus for the school's improvement efforts.

367

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,983

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

441 Monroe Ave
North Mankato, MN 56003-3007

(507) 387-7889

District: Mankato Public School District

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dakota Meadows Middle School
High:	Mankato West Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

11.2%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Mankato Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

331^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Mankato Public School District

103^rd of 446Mankato Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	331 of 872	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	434 of 881	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	344 of 845	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	296 of 858	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	380 of 869	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	417 of 870	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	297 of 847	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.4	200 of 853	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	196 of 848	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	90 of 840	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	87.9	27 of 826	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	79.4	116 of 824	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	104 of 820	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	63 of 814	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	74.9	148 of 803	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	80 of 434	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.4	182 of 781	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	206 of 777	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	92 of 756	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.1	89 of 685	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	118 of 676	82.5%	★★★★☆
2003	82.4	59 of 674	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	371 of 799	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	394 of 809	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	380 of 787	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	411 of 799	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	516 of 783	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	524 of 787	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	381 of 774	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	292 of 764	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	532 of 793	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	280 of 774	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	302 of 663	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	211 of 683	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	331 of 740	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	326 of 728	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	258 of 812	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	441 of 826	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	304 of 799	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	173 of 808	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	194 of 784	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	205 of 798	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	199 of 779	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	218 of 562	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	226 of 572	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	386 of 524	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	366 of 500	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	324 of 417	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	403 of 515	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	258 of 463	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	268 of 714	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	420 of 730	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	367 of 712	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	269 of 725	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	393 of 710	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	507 of 722	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	410 of 712	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading56%+6 vs state

Math55%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Monroe elementary has exceeded my expectations as a parent. The teachers, counselors and resource teachers are amazing. When we were looking to move we made sure we stayed within the Monroe School district. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	367	28	13.2	41.7%	259 (70.6%)	32 (8.7%)	41 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%		55.2	434^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.7%	103	43.2	68.1	56.7	55.4	43.8	60.6	66.7	55.9	$10,983
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	100^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.1	72.1	46.2	70.3	78.3	60.5	69.2	69.5	$12,880
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5	76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1	68.7	$12,553
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.4	178^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	69.6	69.6	66.7	68.6	50.0	55.4	70.0	58.6	$12,110
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	461	29	15.6	25.4%	348 (75.5%)	43 (9.3%)	35 (7.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%		53.7	447^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.3%	248	72.6	67.1	51.0	62.6	57.1	61.4	62.0	60.2	$10,759
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%		59.4	379^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.0%	113	61.8	61.8	51.7	58.8	47.1	58.8	69.0	57.7	$11,943
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1	70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6	54.8	$11,470
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3	77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7	61.5	$12,284
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%		37.9	594^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	66.7	40.9	54.1	54.1	46.4	29.9	54.1	44.3	$11,596
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1	83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6	60.4	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Elementary

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Monroe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dakota Meadows Middle School
High : Mankato West Senior High

What district is Monroe Elementary in?

Mankato Public School District

Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks 331^st of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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