Best Public Schools in Monroe, NC

Summary:

The city of Monroe, North Carolina is home to a diverse array of 25 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 8 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools serve students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 15% to over 99%.

Some standout schools in the area include Wesley Chapel Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in North Carolina, and Central Academy of Technology and Arts, a high-performing high school in the top 5% statewide. In contrast, schools like Walter Bickett Elementary and East Elementary struggle with very low proficiency rates, well below the state averages.

The data reveals stark disparities in academic performance across the district, with a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status (as measured by free and reduced lunch rates) and its test scores. Specialized schools like Union County Early College and Central Academy of Technology and Arts stand out for their exceptional academic outcomes, while some alternative and charter schools, such as Apprentice Academy High School and Monroe Charter Academy, face challenges in delivering strong results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 North ML King Jr Blvd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 238-8883	2,129	124	17.1		1,464 (68.8%)	217 (10.2%)	287 (13.5%)	36 (1.7%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (5.4%)								(n/a)	79.6	89.6	70.7	88.5	76.2	72.8	70.9	71.1	77.6	69.5	58.1	70.5	53.6	58.8	60.3	64.4	68.2	80.3
Monroe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2850 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Monroe Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 210-3627	135	8	16.2		13 (9.6%)	89 (65.9%)	23 (17.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	2.2	1499^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.4%		10.2	1415^th of 1502 public elementary schools	5.8%	84					21.1		15.4	12.5			21.1	13.6	15.4	12.5			7.7
Apprentice Academy High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2505 Weddington Rd.	Monroe	28110	Union County	Apprentice Academy High School of NC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(980) 313-8610	249	19	12.9		141 (56.6%)	36 (14.5%)	51 (20.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	15.5	549^th of 640 public high schools	14.2%		24	486^th of 626 public high schools	22.4%	63	34.0	42.1	14.3	29.4					19.5	8.3					34.1	25.0		25.0
Benton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Concord Ave	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3100	470	44	10.7	89.4%	36 (7.7%)	98 (20.9%)	320 (68.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	25	1194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.7%		30.6	1077^th of 1502 public elementary schools	28.3%	117					41.7	51.6	42.9				27.8	40.3	27.0				63.5		$16,222	$2,475	$13,747
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Elizabeth Ave	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3110	385	34	11.3	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	124 (32.2%)	233 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	12.4	1398^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.1%		17.2	1305^th of 1502 public elementary schools	13.1%	93					40.9	34.3	40.0				16.7	19.1	29.2				50.8		$14,165	$2,305	$11,860
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1 High School Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,041	68	15.3	76.8%	59 (5.7%)	311 (29.9%)	630 (60.5%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	12	577^th of 640 public high schools	9.8%		18.4	519^th of 626 public high schools	17.1%	58	22.2	37.5	19.3	29.0															$12,060	$1,381	$10,678
Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	601 E Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3120	955	55	17.5	84.3%	57 (6.0%)	251 (26.3%)	612 (64.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	14.3	713^th of 793 public middle schools	10.1%		17.9	667^th of 784 public middle schools	14.9%	46								35.7	31.8	21.0				26.6	24.6	23.7		53.2	$11,427	$1,174	$10,252
Walter Bickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 South ML King Blvd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 238-8704	472	39	12.1	99.4%	25 (5.3%)	167 (35.4%)	253 (53.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	11.5	1403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	6.8%		12.7	1372^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	8.7%	31					40.5	41.2	37.1				12.9	23.5	17.1				50.0		$14,234	$2,482	$11,752
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	11	10.2	64.2%	51 (46.8%)	29 (26.6%)	19 (17.4%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																			$27,287	$2,600	$24,687
Shiloh Valley Elementary	Public	3-5	5210 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3035	598	36	16.8	47.8%	282 (47.2%)	106 (17.7%)	135 (22.6%)	22 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.2%)	52.3	712^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.7%		53.3	711^th of 1502 public elementary schools	52.7%	1					61.6	63.3	60.0				45.0	49.1	50.8				60.5		$9,884	$425	$9,459
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,442	78	18.5	40.3%	747 (51.8%)	280 (19.4%)	308 (21.4%)	29 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.1%)	42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%		46.2	312^th of 626 public high schools	50.2%	40	43.3	59.2	33.2	63.5															$8,375	$469	$7,906
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	821	52	15.9	15.8%	528 (64.3%)	76 (9.3%)	106 (12.9%)	75 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.4%)	94.3	33^rd of 640 public high schools	94.8%		94.3	36^th of 626 public high schools	94.2%	3	92.1	95.8	84.9	93.7															$9,519	$417	$9,102
Wesley Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Potter Rd S	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3081	760	47	16.3	15.4%	460 (60.5%)	65 (8.6%)	74 (9.7%)	119 (15.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.9%)	97.7	7^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.5%		97	15^th of 1502 public elementary schools	99.0%	8						97.0	90.6				87.0	90.5	86.6				92.1		$9,378	$521	$8,857
Sardis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4416 Sardis Church Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3145	489	40	12.2	70.8%	161 (32.9%)	49 (10.0%)	246 (50.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	56.4	640^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.5%		59.9	582^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	61.3%	58					62.0	50.6	72.1				49.3	46.8	52.3				70.9		$11,237	$2,176	$9,062
Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N. Rocky River Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1523	514	40	12.8	73.2%	175 (34.0%)	102 (19.8%)	195 (37.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	65.7	480^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.1%		55.1	670^th of 1502 public elementary schools	55.4%	190					78.3	55.4	82.1				52.2	46.5	55.1				76.9		$13,540	$2,549	$10,991
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	303	14	21.2	37.3%	146 (48.2%)	25 (8.3%)	106 (35.0%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	95.6	20^th of 640 public high schools	96.9%		96.1	8^th of 626 public high schools	98.7%	12	95.1	96.5	87.5																$7,707	$125	$7,583
Shiloh Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5200 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1559	560	41	13.8	45.4%	272 (48.6%)	93 (16.6%)	120 (21.4%)	28 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)								(n/a)																			$9,132	$624	$8,508
Rock Rest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Old Pageland-Monroe Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1513	441	41	10.7	91.8%	34 (7.7%)	82 (18.6%)	306 (69.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	63.1	524^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.2%		56	654^th of 1502 public elementary schools	56.5%	130					78.1	86.9	82.4				37.5	39.3	47.3				73.0		$13,512	$2,722	$10,790
Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4511 Unionville Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3055	632	43	14.6	35.9%	509 (80.5%)	8 (1.3%)	88 (13.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	87.9	145^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.4%		80.1	236^th of 1502 public elementary schools	84.3%	91					82.2	82.0	84.0				57.8	70.5	69.6				84.8		$8,964	$432	$8,532
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Clontz Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6332	416	30	13.8	34.6%	332 (79.8%)	10 (2.4%)	64 (15.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	86.6	157^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.6%		85.1	163^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	89.1%	6					78.2	84.3	84.5				63.6	71.4	62.1				81.0		$11,109	$766	$10,343
Parkwood High	Public	9-12	3220 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0154	1,061	64	16.6	42.4%	722 (68.0%)	122 (11.5%)	154 (14.5%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.6%)	55.8	259^th of 640 public high schools	59.5%		47.5	306^th of 626 public high schools	51.1%	47	52.8	62.2	58.9	60.6															$8,904	$574	$8,330
Parkwood Middle	Public	6-8	3219 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0655	828	41	20.4	42.5%	563 (68.0%)	83 (10.0%)	132 (15.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.7%)	53.4	354^th of 793 public middle schools	55.4%		55	333^rd of 784 public middle schools	57.5%	21								57.7	51.2	41.7				56.2	46.4	51.3		65.7	$8,571	$578	$7,993
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	3006 Sikes Mill Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3170	1,265	65	19.3	31.4%	916 (72.4%)	74 (5.8%)	221 (17.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	62.9	216^th of 640 public high schools	66.3%		63.6	205^th of 626 public high schools	67.3%	11	68.4	66.9	49.6	64.5															$8,326	$606	$7,720
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	2816 Sikes Mill Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6350	968	53	18.2	40.3%	639 (66.0%)	74 (7.6%)	214 (22.1%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	72.3	191^st of 793 public middle schools	75.9%		61.7	272^nd of 784 public middle schools	65.3%	81								66.8	70.9	55.2				56.7	55.1	55.6		79.2	$7,738	$507	$7,231
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Ruben Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0636	346	25	13.8	49.4%	268 (77.5%)	16 (4.6%)	48 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	55.2	658^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.3%		65.9	485^th of 1502 public elementary schools	67.7%	173					58.6	54.2	71.0				44.8	42.4	59.4				68.1		$9,529	$540	$8,989

Cities Near Monroe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indian Trail	5.54 mi	8	69^th
Wingate	5.74 mi	2	271^st
Marshville	8.12 mi	4	250^th
Waxhaw	9.03 mi	11	41^st
Riegelwood	9.34 mi	3	142^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.