Monroe Elementary

Monroe Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in San Leandro, California, run under San Leandro Unified, caters to 410 students, covering grades K through 5.

San Leandro Unified runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,834 students. Monroe Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Monroe Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% White.

Looking at school resources, Monroe Elementary lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Monroe Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Monroe Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Corvallis Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monroe Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Monroe Elementary's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 410). The Asian share of enrollment increased from 34% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.