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Monroe Middle

Public Grades 6-8

679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Monroe Middle is a public middle school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 855 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Monroe Middle has consistently struggled academically. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 26.7% to 42.9%, significantly lower than the district and state averages. Similar trends are observed in EOG/Reading and EOG/Science. The school has been ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, such as Marvin Ridge Middle, Weddington Middle, and Cuthbertson Middle, significantly outperform Monroe Middle in academic metrics, statewide rankings, and student group performance. Additionally, Monroe Middle has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.29% to 99.65%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the higher spending per student at Monroe Middle compared to nearby schools, the additional resources alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

802

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,427

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 E Sunset Drive
Monroe, NC 28112-5864

(704) 296-3120

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Monroe Middle usually attend:

High:

Monroe High

Feeder schools for Monroe Middle:

Elementary:	East Elementary
	Rocky River Elementary
	Walter Bickett Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

African American:

26.1%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg71%

North Carolina avg54%

679^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Middle Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public 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
2025	15.7	679 of 773	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	713 of 793	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	667 of 784	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	630 of 786	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	590 of 741	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	556 of 737	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	570 of 691	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	540 of 694	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	555 of 692	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	485 of 705	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.2	521 of 627	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	510 of 673	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	560 of 662	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	530 of 648	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	542 of 640	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	520 of 630	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	515 of 620	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	512 of 606	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	551 of 598	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	488 of 546	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	520 of 560	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	507 of 559	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	497 of 550	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	484 of 533	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	329 of 519	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	419 of 494	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	333 of 449	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	262 of 478	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	318 of 504	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	374 of 475	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	238 of 371	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	267 of 356	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	131 of 318	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	119 of 312	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	121 of 236	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	90 of 211	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	126 of 151	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	678 of 733	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	692 of 738	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	653 of 731	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	572 of 733	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	581 of 706	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	536 of 684	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	568 of 656	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	321 of 458	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	342 of 461	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	264 of 452	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	251 of 450	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	392 of 448	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	307 of 416	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	119 of 127	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	425 of 562	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	440 of 564	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	419 of 553	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	315 of 541	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	265 of 522	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	275 of 493	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	346 of 472	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	540 of 729	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	609 of 743	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	568 of 735	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	501 of 689	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	440 of 633	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	452 of 639	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	511 of 604	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	616 of 733	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	646 of 751	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	643 of 747	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	632 of 748	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	548 of 711	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	529 of 697	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	558 of 665	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	277 of 306	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	238 of 283	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	220 of 221	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	411 of 478	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	338 of 473	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	601 of 649	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	613 of 652	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	601 of 656	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	617 of 658	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	604 of 632	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	433 of 624	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	526 of 596	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-23 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

Reading29%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	601 E Sunset Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3120	802	46	17.6	99.6%	38 (4.7%)	209 (26.1%)	524 (65.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	15.7	679^th of 773 public middle schools	12.2%		14.3	713^th of 793 public middle schools	10.1%	34	42.9	40.9	26.7	33.1	25.5	27.3	37.5	$11,427	$1,174	$10,252
Parkwood Middle	Public	6-8	3219 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0655	879	44	20.1	47.2%	551 (62.7%)	94 (10.7%)	171 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.1%)	61.6	271^st of 773 public middle schools	64.9%		53.4	354^th of 793 public middle schools	55.4%	83	63.3	69.3	44.6	61.3	57.0	54.5	58.1	$8,571	$578	$7,993
Sun Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1409 Wesley Chapel Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3009	909	56	16.3	54.3%	441 (48.5%)	177 (19.5%)	213 (23.4%)	29 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.2%)	81.8	119^th of 773 public middle schools	84.6%		55.6	329^th of 793 public middle schools	58.5%	210	79.7	75.1	70.8	62.5	62.4	68.5	72.1	$7,578	$417	$7,161
Porter Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2827 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 225-7555	1,447	63	23.0	39.7%	688 (47.5%)	191 (13.2%)	349 (24.1%)	118 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	79.7	139^th of 773 public middle schools	82.0%		89	72^nd of 793 public middle schools	90.9%	67	80.5	72.3	60.8	66.2	62.1	71.8	66.2	$7,814	$463	$7,351
Piedmont Middle	Public	6-8	2816 Sikes Mill Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6350	980	53	18.4	40.8%	643 (65.6%)	58 (5.9%)	222 (22.7%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.0%)	70.3	199^th of 773 public middle schools	74.3%		72.3	191^st of 793 public middle schools	75.9%	8	70.1	70.0	68.1	51.4	53.9	60.7	68.4	$7,738	$507	$7,231
East Union Middle	Public	6-8	6010 W Marshville Blvd	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1540	683	40	17.1	99.6%	181 (26.5%)	176 (25.8%)	293 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	31.9	528^th of 773 public middle schools	31.7%		37.2	516^th of 793 public middle schools	34.9%	12	63.6	42.9	39.9	38.8	36.0	36.4	49.0	$11,471	$1,160	$10,311
Weddington Middle	Public	6-8	5903 Deal Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6318	1,324	65	20.3	7.3%	770 (58.2%)	85 (6.4%)	101 (7.6%)	308 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.4%)	97.4	14^th of 773 public middle schools	98.2%		98.3	9^th of 793 public middle schools	98.9%	5	91.9		97.5	82.6	85.2	88.6	89.9	$6,716	$201	$6,515
Cuthbertson Middle	Public	6-8	1520 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0107	1,323	59	22.4	11.0%	875 (66.1%)	78 (5.9%)	125 (9.4%)	176 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.0%)	95.1	33^rd of 773 public middle schools	95.7%		96	26^th of 793 public middle schools	96.7%	7	88.5	93.0	80.9	82.2	84.7	76.1	85.9	$6,904	$387	$6,516
Telra Institute Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-8	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(704) 727-2530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marvin Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2831 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1510	1,277	64	19.9	4.5%	723 (56.6%)	58 (4.5%)	75 (5.9%)	344 (26.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (5.6%)	98.2	7^th of 773 public middle schools	99.1%		98.9	3^rd of 793 public middle schools	99.6%	4	96.1		96.1	86.5	84.6	92.0	94.1	$7,118	$318	$6,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Middle?

Students at Monroe Middle are 65% Hispanic, 26% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Monroe Middle in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Monroe Middle a good school?

Monroe Middle ranks in the bottom 12.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Monroe Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Monroe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended Monroe Middle.

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