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What tradition at Monroe Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED·NCES 063468005838
Monroe Elementary
3750 Monterey Blvd., San Leandro, CA 94578 · (510) 618-4340 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
335 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
40.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
33.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 25.4% | 25.9% | 33.2% |
| Math | 14.3% | 18.7% | 23.6% | 43.4% |
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 | 40.9% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.2% | 34.4% |
| 2021-22 | 41.4% | 34.5% |
| 2018-19 | 45.8% | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 44.9% | 31.4% |
| 2016-17 | 44.8% | 31.9% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 (36.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary this school | 410 | 81.7% | 36.5% |
| Westwood Elementary Stockton | 463 | 82.9% | 30.4% |
| Sutherland Elementary Stockton | 360 | 86.4% | 28.7% |
| Clairmont Elementary Stockton | 401 | 89.5% | 23.8% |
| Lupine Hills Elementary Hercules | 387 | 73.6% | 37.0% |
| Sierra-Enterprise Elementary Sacramento | 565 | 75.8% | 34.3% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,817 of 5,151 | #118 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,912 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #124 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,830 of 5,172 ▼ 134 | #120 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,500 of 5,116 | #87 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,565 of 5,915 | #133 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,875 of 5,352 | #52 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #611 of 5,354 | #56 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #2,003 of 5,625 | #54 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #550 of 1,139 | #21 of 48 |
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
410
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 82% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 79% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 77% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 73% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 16 | 23.5:1 | 64% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 62% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | N/A | N/A | 64% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 31% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 19 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (376 to 410); teachers up 19% (16 to 19).
About Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in San Leandro, California, (ZIP code 94578). The school had 410 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
San Leandro Unified includes 13 schools. Together they enroll 8,834 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Monroe Elementary, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 7% White. Monroe Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1 at Monroe Elementary, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 21.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 82% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
A school with Monroe Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 31.7%. Monroe Elementary scores 36.5%, 4.8 points above that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Alameda County, the median household income is $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Alameda County has 394 public schools and roughly 210,511 students.
Corvallis Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Monroe Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Monroe Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Monroe Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Monroe Elementary was 413 in 2020-21 and 410 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Community posts for Monroe Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Leandro Unified
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
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- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Other schools in San Leandro
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Other Monroe Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. Monroe Elementary is the 15th largest of the 36.
- Monroe ElementaryHanford, CA · 611 students
- Monroe ElementaryRiverside, CA · 596 students
- Monroe ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 533 students
- Monroe ElementaryMonrovia, CA · 452 students
- Monroe ElementaryStockton, CA · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Corvallis Elementary0.3 mi · 349
- Washington Manor Middle0.8 mi · 500
- Madison Elementary0.9 mi · 694
- Dayton Elementary1.0 mi · 340
- Jefferson Elementary1.1 mi · 551
- San Leandro Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe ElementaryHow many students attend Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Monroe Elementary serve?
Monroe Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monroe Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monroe Elementary is approximately 21.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monroe Elementary?
At Monroe Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 40% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary is overseen by San Leandro Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.