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Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary

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Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary ranks 742 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is a PK–5 school in Ash, NC, serving 390 students in the rural Brunswick County Schools district, where about 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently earns 3 stars, ranking 742nd of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (50th percentile) — real progress from its 2016–2017 ranking at the 13th percentile with just 1 star. Brunswick County Schools is itself a solid district, ranked 86th of 246 in the state.

Where this school shines is in areas often linked to poverty. Chronic absenteeism is just 18.2% — far better than the district rate of 24.5% and well below nearby Supply Elementary (27.1%) and Old Dock Elementary (27.9%); only higher-performing Union Elementary (14.5%) has a lower rate. Academically, 4th grade is a bright spot: 63.2% of 4th graders read proficiently and 64.7% are proficient in math, both above district and state averages. The school's 4th grade math rate easily surpasses Virginia Williamson Elementary (50.9%) and Supply (38.1%). Among schools serving similarly high-poverty populations, Jessie Mae Monroe ranks at the 72nd percentile — a 4-star-level result.

The main challenge arrives in 5th grade, where reading proficiency drops to 43.3% — about 12 points below the state average and far behind Union Elementary's 75% — and math proficiency (55.0%) trails the district as well. Equity gaps also deserve attention: boys currently rank at the 39th percentile compared with girls at the 63rd, and the school's results for Hispanic students fell from the 88th to the 53rd percentile in one year. Encouragingly, special education outcomes have jumped from the 31st to the 64th percentile. Bottom line: this is a solid 3-star school with standout attendance, favorable class sizes, and proven success with low-income students. Raising 5th grade achievement and narrowing subgroup gaps are the clearest opportunities ahead.

390

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

250 Pea Landing Road NW
Ash, NC 28420

(910) 756-5910

District: Brunswick County Schools

Students who attend Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shallotte Middle
High:	Brunswick County Early College
	West Brunswick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

22.1%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 50th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

742^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 246Brunswick County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	742 of 1492	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	654 of 1490	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	620 of 1505	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	616 of 1502	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	597 of 1514	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	711 of 1489	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	968 of 1473	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1147 of 1434	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1241 of 1429	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	1115 of 1425	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1128 of 1440	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.0	980 of 1390	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	1025 of 1403	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	786 of 1388	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.1	492 of 1381	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	452 of 1363	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	682 of 1354	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.4	796 of 1324	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	624 of 1293	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.2	894 of 1276	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	879 of 918	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	733 of 924	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	665 of 933	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	324 of 896	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	556 of 949	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	599 of 927	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	440 of 646	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	611 of 878	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	667 of 897	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	60.7	117 of 485	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	75 of 385	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	303 of 497	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	222 of 421	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	534 of 1447	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	706 of 1451	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	488 of 1455	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	627 of 1459	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	710 of 1458	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	868 of 1440	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1014 of 1424	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1179 of 1405	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	631 of 710	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	284 of 500	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	79 of 612	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	460 of 981	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.6	116 of 961	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	78 of 951	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	58.7	313 of 915	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	288 of 893	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	202 of 843	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	576 of 865	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	641 of 851	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	406 of 1434	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	350 of 1437	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	274 of 1450	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	547 of 1437	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	301 of 1366	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	482 of 1329	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	749 of 1361	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	877 of 1332	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	879 of 1451	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	616 of 1450	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	741 of 1464	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	613 of 1461	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	469 of 1464	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	528 of 1444	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	869 of 1430	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1087 of 1413	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	290 of 815	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	517 of 821	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	551 of 801	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	856 of 1146	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	675 of 1172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	697 of 1166	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	557 of 1183	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	655 of 1194	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	781 of 1172	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	907 of 1183	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1104 of 1178	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)76th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile-45 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Mathematics61%-3 vs state

Reading54%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

We moved from Greensboro, NC in June, 2016. We were very weary of our rising 5th grader transferring to a new school and leaving his friends behind. The teachers here were more than willing to make his, along with our, transition as smooth as possible. Our son really enjoyed his one year at JMME and we really liked his teachers.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Pea Landing Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5910	390	29	13.4		215 (55.1%)	43 (11.0%)	86 (22.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	49.2	742^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.3%		55	654^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.1%	88	62.1	64.7	55.0				53.0	63.2	43.3				68.3		$10,522	$1,286	$9,235
Union Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Union School Road NW	Shallotte	28470	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5900	654	41	15.8		428 (65.4%)	73 (11.2%)	101 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.0%)	80.5	239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		79.7	249^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.3%	10	73.8	72.5	83.6				61.5	68.6	75.0				87.1		$10,404	$975	$9,429
Waccamaw	Public	K-8	5901 Waccamaw School Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5560	415	30	13.6		235 (56.6%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	65	507^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.6	472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.3%	35	86.1	75.0	62.2	85.0	75.0	77.3	55.6	56.3	53.3	60.0	69.2	68.2	66.7	86.4	$10,391	$955	$9,435
Old Dock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12489 New Britton Hwy	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-2084	265	20	13.3		161 (60.8%)	19 (7.2%)	63 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.0%)	91.7	90^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.0%		73.4	339^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.2%	249	89.4	81.5					83.0	75.9							$10,629	$1,731	$8,898
Supply Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Benton Road SE	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5640	580	39	15.0		254 (43.8%)	124 (21.4%)	156 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.9%)	29.8	1099^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.2	1150^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.8%	51	69.7	38.1	62.9				39.3	38.1	43.8				56.2		$11,129	$1,384	$9,745
Virginia Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Zion Hill Road	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6010	610	37	16.5		396 (64.9%)	56 (9.2%)	103 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	50	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		56.1	631^st of 1490 public elementary schools	57.7%	97	73.5	50.9	60.9				56.6	50.0	49.1				72.7		$10,336	$1,189	$9,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary

How many students attend Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary.

What district is Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary in?

Brunswick County Schools

Is Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary a good school?

Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary ranks 742^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shallotte Middle
High : Brunswick County Early College
High : West Brunswick High

What is the racial makeup of Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary?

Students at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary are 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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