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Monroe Preparatory Academy

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Monroe Preparatory Academy ranks 1093 rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Monroe Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 190 students in grades K-8 in Sandusky, Ohio. Despite being located just a few miles from several higher-performing elementary schools, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 1093 out of 1558 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monroe Preparatory Academy faces significant challenges in terms of chronic absenteeism, academic performance, and achievement gaps. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 54.1%, which is over 3 times higher than the 14.3% rate at Edison Elementary School and the 10.6% rate at Woodlands Elementary School. Across all grade levels and subject areas, the percentage of Monroe Preparatory Academy students scoring proficient or better on the Ohio State Tests is well below the state and local district averages. For example, in 8th grade math, only 23.1% of Monroe Preparatory Academy students were proficient, compared to 47.6% statewide.

Monroe Preparatory Academy's ranking and star rating have steadily declined over the past decade, from a ranking of 1349 out of 1701 schools in 2012-2013 to its current ranking of 1093 out of 1558 schools. This trend indicates the school is not making meaningful improvements to address its academic deficiencies, which may be exacerbated by its low per-student spending of $7,238 (compared to $8,196-$13,023 at nearby schools). Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach focused on improving school climate, instructional quality, and resource allocation.

204

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,626

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

328 E Monroe St
Sandusky, OH 44870-2341

(567) 998-7522

District: Monroe Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.7%

White:

28.9%

Two or more races:

17.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (41% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

1,093^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 23 pts since 2018

From bottom 7% (2018) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

735^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

590^th of 828Monroe Preparatory Academy among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1093 of 1558	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1068 of 1577	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1074 of 1596	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1253 of 1588	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1365 of 1610	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1521 of 1676	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1520 of 1636	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1349 of 1701	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	270 of 533	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	530 of 605	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	974 of 1452	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1021 of 1466	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1226 of 1467	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1368 of 1502	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	963 of 1473	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	930 of 1484	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	665 of 1447	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	1019 of 1419	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1212 of 1404	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1333 of 1465	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1347 of 1465	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	968 of 1466	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	994 of 1485	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1027 of 1498	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1134 of 1518	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1409 of 1499	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1442 of 1535	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1400 of 1536	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	5.1	1180 of 1249	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1207 of 1271	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1298 of 1309	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	735 of 1036	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	698 of 1046	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.2	948 of 1048	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	923 of 1017	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	885 of 1037	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	682 of 983	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	631 of 989	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.5	849 of 974	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	841 of 947	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	814 of 923	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	796 of 946	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	869 of 924	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2021)49th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2022)16th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-17 vs state

Science43%-20 vs state

Mathematics38%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

The head honcho is making a killing off of this school, while us teachers make bread crumbs. This school is a joke, it’s only here to make a buck for some corporate fat cat. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, December 12, 2011

High academic standards. Amazing cultural program. Friendly, caring and suppotive teachers. AAS feels like home. Close Quote

Schools Near Monroe Preparatory Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Monroe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 E Monroe St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 998-7522	204	13	15.6		59 (28.9%)	77 (37.7%)	31 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.6%)	32.9	1093^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.8%		36.8	1068^th of 1577 public elementary schools	32.3%	25	55.6	30.8	54.2	27.3	44.4	40.9	23.1	54.2	31.8	50.0	50.0	30.8	$10,626
The Sandusky Primary School	Public	K-2	924 Ontario St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1300	388	26	14.9		132 (34.0%)	132 (34.0%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.0%)								(n/a)													$9,980
The Sandusky Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2020 Hayes Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1200	892	57	15.5		307 (34.4%)	301 (33.7%)	76 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (23.2%)	20.9	1245^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.1%		24	1209^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.3%	36	40.0		40.9	43.2	25.7	33.7		42.1	44.3	44.3	27.9		$8,703
The Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	2314 Hancock St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1210	379	20	19.1		117 (30.9%)	158 (41.7%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (22.4%)								(n/a)													$14,792
Meadowlawn Elementary School	Public	3-5	1313 E Strub Rd	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 625-0214	421	24	17.5	36.6%	306 (72.7%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (13.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)	52.9	851^st of 1558 public elementary schools	45.4%		60.4	750^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.4%	101	68.9		62.0	63.6	54.2			59.6	56.8	67.4			$13,296
Furry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	310 Douglas Dr	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 625-4352	495	27	18.3	33.3%	348 (70.3%)	16 (3.2%)	71 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.1%)								(n/a)													$12,116
Margaretta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5906 Bogart Rd W	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 684-5357	536	32	16.7	42.7%	488 (91.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	74.6	440^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.8%		79.1	341^st of 1577 public elementary schools	78.4%	99	59.7		70.0	96.9	70.8			71.7	78.5	87.5			$13,663
Danbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 798-4081	268	15	17.8		246 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	83.3	210^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.5%		82	265^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.2%	55	85.3		94.1	92.1	85.3			79.4	68.4	82.4			$18,301
Woodlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 Maple Ave	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 433-1234	523	27	19.3	36.3%	457 (87.4%)	9 (1.7%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	87.2	110^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.9%		82.8	239^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.8%	129	91.5		88.8	84.4	82.9			87.9	82.3	90.2			$11,759
Huron Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	712 Cleveland Rd E	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 387-5534	22	7	3.1	68.2%	15 (68.2%)	1 (4.5%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)													$24,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Preparatory Academy?

Students at Monroe Preparatory Academy are 38% African American, 29% White, 18% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic.

How many students attend Monroe Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Monroe Preparatory Academy.

Is Monroe Preparatory Academy a good school?

Monroe Preparatory Academy ranks 1093^rd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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