Monroe School District

Monroe School District serves about 5,868 students in 11 schools, including elementary, middle, high school, and alternative programs in Monroe, Washington. The district ranks in the upper third of Washington districts, but school performance varies considerably. For families comparing options, the most important differences are academic proficiency, graduation outcomes, school size, and program mission.

Among elementary schools, Salem Woods Elementary School is the strongest overall, with about 70% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Math and a four-star rating. Chain Lake Elementary School has shown the strongest three-year ranking improvement, while Maltby Elementary and Fryelands Elementary stand out in Science. Frank Wagner Elementary has made notable year-over-year Science progress but remains the district’s largest academic concern, with ELA and Math proficiency below 30%. At the middle-school level, Hidden River Middle School outperforms Park Place Middle School in every tested subject and has the stronger ranking trend.

Monroe High School offers the strongest high-school outcomes, including a 91.4% graduation rate, a below-average dropout rate, and a major recent ranking improvement; Math is its main academic weakness. Sky Valley Education Center has lower ELA and Math results but stronger Science performance, reflecting its different educational model. Leaders In Learning reports a lower graduation rate and higher dropout rate, though its very small enrollment makes percentages less stable. Out Of District Special Educational is also very small and specialized, so its spending and staffing figures should not be compared directly with traditional schools. Suppressed assessment results should be viewed as unavailable, not as zero performance.