Monroe Elementary

As an one-room-style primary school in Fresno, California, Monroe Elementary enrolls 152 students from grades K through 8, part of Monroe Elementary. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Monroe Elementary sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, Monroe Elementary answers to Monroe Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Monroe Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 77% of students at Monroe Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, census data for Fresno County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Fresno County's 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), Monroe Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monroe Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Monroe Elementary has ticked down 9%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 152 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share rose from 2% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.