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How has Monroe Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005651
Monroe Elementary
260 Madrid St., San Francisco, CA 94112 · (415) 469-4736 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
404 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.8pp since 2014
Math
45.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.6% | 23.3% | 15.5% | 34.7% |
| Math | 21.3% | 24.3% | 22.1% | 32.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 47.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 45.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 40.8% |
| 2018-19 | 46.1% | 46.5% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 41.7% |
| 2016-17 | 48.8% | 54.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary this school | 533 | 75.8% | 47.0% |
| Stonegate Elementary San Jose | 500 | 76.0% | 32.9% |
| Gilbert Elementary Garden Grove | 515 | 78.6% | 55.1% |
| Faylane Elementary Garden Grove | 466 | 77.7% | 57.1% |
| Anderson Elementary Garden Grove | 445 | 80.4% | 27.0% |
| Lone Star Elementary Fresno | 672 | 72.0% | 47.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monroe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,925 of 5,151 | #38 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,881 of 5,172 ▼ 228 | #36 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #2,046 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #37 of 69 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #935 of 5,116 | #8 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #2,060 of 5,915 | #13 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,929 of 5,352 | #59 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #2,217 of 5,354 | #39 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #2,566 of 5,625 | #14 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #1,014 of 1,139 | #19 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
533
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 26.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 533 | 20.3 | 26.2:1 | 76% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 20.1 | 26.0:1 | 79% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 20.8 | 25.4:1 | 76% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 20 | 26.9:1 | 73% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 23 | 22.8:1 | 73% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 22 | 23.2:1 | 77% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | N/A | N/A | 74% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 72% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 17 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (525 to 533); teachers down 12% (23 to 20.3).
About Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in San Francisco, California. Enrolled students number 533 students, in kindergarten through 5.
San Francisco Unified counts 48,706 students in its 106 schools, and Monroe Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students are the majority at Monroe Elementary, with 53% of enrollment. Other groups include 40% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The county population is about 16% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 26.2:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 76% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in San Francisco County report 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Monroe Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Monroe Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 35.1%. Monroe Elementary scores 47.0%, 11.9 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in San Francisco County, the median household income is $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Francisco County is home to 132 public schools and about 56,505 public school students.
The nearest other public school, San Francisco Community Alternative, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Monroe Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 537 students in 2020-21 and 533 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Monroe Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. Monroe Elementary is the 6th largest of the 36.
- Monroe ElementaryHanford, CA · 611 students
- Monroe ElementaryRiverside, CA · 596 students
- Monroe ElementaryMonrovia, CA · 452 students
- Monroe ElementaryStockton, CA · 426 students
- Monroe ElementarySan Leandro, CA · 410 students
Nearby schools
- San Francisco Community Alternative0.1 mi · 230
- Cleveland Elementary0.4 mi · 300
- Jordan (June) School for Equity0.5 mi · 176
- Glen Park Elementary0.6 mi · 348
- Hillcrest Elementary0.7 mi · 317
- Balboa High0.7 mi · 1,238
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe ElementaryHow large is Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 533 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Monroe Elementary serve?
Monroe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Elementary?
Approximately 26.2:1 students per teacher at Monroe Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Monroe Elementary?
Student demographics at Monroe Elementary are roughly 3% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Monroe Elementary in?
Monroe Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.