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Monroe High

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Monroe High ranks 242 nd of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 55% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Monroe High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Monroe, Wisconsin, part of the Monroe School District, and with 686 students it is the largest school in its nearby comparison group — more than twice the size of the next-largest traditional high school, New Glarus High. The district ranks 146th of 432 Wisconsin districts (66th percentile, 3 stars), while the high school's 2025–26 rank is 242nd of 533 schools (55th percentile, 3 stars), a modest recovery from the 39th percentile in 2024–25 and the 34th percentile in 2022–23.

On 2025–26 10th-grade tests, Monroe High performed close to the state average — slightly above in ACT English language arts (49.33% vs. 48.47%) and math (44.00% vs. 42.93%), and slightly below in science and social studies. That is solid but well behind the top nearby schools: New Glarus High and Belleville High outperformed Monroe in all four subjects, and Argyle High and Pecatonica High led in most ACT areas. Graduation and dropout outcomes are clear strengths, with a 98.2% graduation rate (above the state's 92.0%) and a 0.2% dropout rate.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout challenge at 19.2%, higher than both the district (12.8%) and state (17.3%) rates and above most nearby schools. Results for student groups are uneven: female students improved sharply to the 56th percentile, while special education students sit at the 15th percentile, with low-income and English learner students also below the school's overall percentile. Per-student spending of $16,322 is mid-range locally, and the 35.71% free/reduced lunch rate is higher than at New Glarus and Belleville — useful context when comparing results.

686

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,322

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 26th Street
Monroe, WI 53566-3631

(608) 328-7117

District: Monroe School District

Feeder schools for Monroe High:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Northside Elementary
	Parkside Elementary
Middle:	Monroe Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Wisconsin avg46%

242^nd of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 432Monroe School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	242 of 533	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	262 of 431	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	197 of 431	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	273 of 415	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	270 of 391	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	210 of 390	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	202 of 400	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	155 of 410	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	152 of 410	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.0	243 of 408	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.7	210 of 466	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	199 of 462	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	224 of 457	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	184 of 452	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.0	270 of 445	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	325 of 450	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	62.7	174 of 438	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	105 of 437	76.0%	★★★★☆
2006	68.3	97 of 292	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.3	122 of 287	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.1	177 of 275	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	201 of 461	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.2	260 of 358	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	262 of 353	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	210 of 329	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	264 of 343	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	223 of 332	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	202 of 343	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	117 of 355	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	70 of 187	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	57 of 126	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	52 of 119	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	259 of 446	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	288 of 335	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	185 of 326	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	189 of 271	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	193 of 251	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	85 of 255	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	229 of 462	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	209 of 380	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	106 of 365	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	31.5	262 of 359	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	235 of 347	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	150 of 334	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	184 of 354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	197 of 373	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	282 of 333	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	220 of 285	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	161 of 300	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	198 of 271	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	196 of 269	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	147 of 266	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	148 of 266	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	113 of 261	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Social Studies47%~ state avg

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1600 26th Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7117	686	52	13.1	35.7%	555 (80.9%)	8 (1.2%)	96 (14.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	56.5	242^nd of 533 public high schools	54.6%		43.6	262^nd of 431 public high schools	39.2%	20	49.3	44.0	42.7								46.7		$16,322	$258	$16,064
Juda High	Public	9-12	N2385 Spring St	Juda	53550	Green County	Juda School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 934-5251	80	8	9.9	51.3%	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	43.6	329^th of 533 public high schools	38.3%					(n/a)	38.9	38.9	33.3								47.1		$19,597	$1,622	$17,974
Monticello High	Public	9-12	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	100	10	9.6	40.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	41	344^th of 533 public high schools	35.5%		65.3	131^st of 431 public high schools	69.6%	213	55.0	40.0	40.0								21.9		$20,480	$345	$20,136
Black Hawk High	Public	9-12	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	96	10	9.5	35.4%	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.1	333^rd of 533 public high schools	37.5%		13.9	393^rd of 431 public high schools	8.8%	60	42.3	38.5	34.6								37.5		$17,369	$2,093	$15,276
Brodhead High	Public	9-12	2501 W 5th Ave	Brodhead	53520	Green County	Brodhead School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 897-2155	313	23	13.6	34.2%	277 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	41.7	337^th of 533 public high schools	36.8%		38.2	297^th of 431 public high schools	31.1%	40	51.4	33.8	37.8								30.4		$16,950	$396	$16,553
Albany High	Public	9-12	309 Vinton St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 862-3135	75	12	6.1	22.7%	68 (90.7%)	5 (6.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.4	340^th of 533 public high schools	36.2%		19	377^th of 431 public high schools	12.5%	37	28.6	14.3	35.7								63.2		$25,341	$447	$24,894
Argyle High	Public	9-12	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	85	9	9.8	34.1%	77 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	76.3	95^th of 533 public high schools	82.2%		31.7	330^th of 431 public high schools	23.4%	235	70.8	54.2	62.5								42.9		$16,882	$386	$16,496
New Glarus High	Public	9-12	1701 2nd St	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 527-2410	320	23	14.0	14.7%	296 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	94.5	14^th of 533 public high schools	97.4%		80.3	57^th of 431 public high schools	86.8%	43	73.9	75.4	70.8								74.0		$15,609	$200	$15,409
Pecatonica High	Public	6-12	704 Cross St	Blanchardville	53516	Lafayette County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 523-4285	198	21	9.4	32.3%	193 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	71.6	126^th of 533 public high schools	76.4%		57.7	179^th of 431 public high schools	58.5%	53	62.5	50.0	65.6	71.4	83.3	76.7	64.3	77.8	73.3	86.7	38.5	76.7	$18,606	$480	$18,126
Belleville High	Public	9-12	635 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	275	20	13.6	23.6%	229 (83.3%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	81.6	62^nd of 533 public high schools	88.4%		67.2	116^th of 431 public high schools	73.1%	54	64.3	55.7	51.4								69.8		$15,879	$566	$15,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe High

What district is Monroe High in?

Monroe School District

What is the racial makeup of Monroe High?

Students at Monroe High are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Monroe High a good school?

Monroe High ranks 242^nd of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monroe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Monroe High.

What schools feed into Monroe High?

Monroe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Northside Elementary
Elementary : Parkside Elementary
Middle : Monroe Middle

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