Summary:
Monroe School District 1J is a small Oregon district serving about 350 students across just two schools — Monroe Grade School for grades K–8 and Monroe High School for grades 9–12 — with no middle school or alternative school listed. Overall the district is rated 97th of 141 in Oregon, at the 31st percentile with 2 stars, but that middle-of-the-pack rating hides a sharp split between its two schools.
Monroe High School is the standout. It has earned 4 stars for three straight years, ranking 74th of 271 (73rd percentile) in 2025–2026, and its test scores beat the state in English Language Arts (69.2% vs 43.8%) and Science (50% vs 30.6%). Math is the exception, at 16.7% versus the state's 32.9%. The school also has a graduation rate of 80.0%, slightly below the state's 83.0%, chronic absenteeism of 41.5% (well above the district's 27.5% and the state's 33.5%), and per-student spending of $29,567 — far above the grade school's $17,487.
Monroe Grade School is the opposite story: 1 star and bottom-quartile rankings (563rd of 709, 21st percentile) in 2025–2026. Proficiency trails the state in every subject — ELA at 27%, Math at 23.5%, and Science at just 13.3%, including 5th grade Science at 7.7% and 8th grade ELA at 14.7%. Its bright spot is attendance, with chronic absenteeism at 21.1%, better than both district and state. Both schools serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch at 78.3% and 73.91%, so the achievement gap is not simply a poverty story. Because enrollment is small, year-to-year percentages can swing widely.
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