Summary:
Monroe, Wisconsin has five public schools — three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — all part of the Monroe School District, serving 2,140 students in total. The district is rated 146th of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 66th percentile with 3 stars, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 12.8% is lower than the state's 17.3%. There are no alternative schools in this group.
The elementary schools are the district's strongest tier, with all three ranking at or above the 68th percentile. Abraham Lincoln Elementary is the most improved school in the city, climbing from the 53rd to the 74th percentile and from 3 to 4 stars, while posting the lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.0%. Northside Elementary is the only school with 4 stars in all three rank-history years, though its percentile has slipped from 81 to 77 to 71. Parkside Elementary turned around from 2 stars and the 43rd percentile to 3 stars and the 68th percentile, despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 50.00%. All three elementary schools scored above the state average in every shown 2025–2026 test area except Abraham Lincoln's 3rd grade ELA at 36.36%.
Monroe Middle is steady at 3 stars and above the state in every subject and grade shown. Monroe High has excellent completion metrics — a 98.2% graduation rate (state: 92.0%) and a 0.2% dropout rate (state: 1.1%) — but the highest chronic absenteeism at 19.2% and mixed test results. Per-student spending ranges from $14,274 at Abraham Lincoln to $16,322 at Monroe High.
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