Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED·NCES 060141406025
Monroe Elementary
431 Flora Vista Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109 · (805) 966-7023 · Santa Barbara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
218 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
43.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.1pp since 2014
Math
35.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 29.3% | 28.1% | 28.7% |
| Math | 15.6% | 19.8% | 28.7% | 35.9% |
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 | 43.1% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 38.9% |
| 2018-19 | 34.4% | 22.8% |
| 2017-18 | 32.1% | 23.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.2% | 20.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (38.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary this school | 315 | 69.2% | 38.9% |
| Washington Elementary Kingsburg | 285 | 69.1% | N/A |
| Kit Carson Elementary Hanford | 345 | 67.8% | 24.5% |
| Gibson Elementary Woodland | 344 | 70.9% | 27.0% |
| Santa Susana Elementary Simi Valley | 312 | 67.6% | 25.8% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Redwood City | 382 | 69.1% | 20.7% |
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 Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,595 of 5,151 | #33 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #2,712 of 5,172 ▲ 29 | #32 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,636 of 5,172 ▼ 302 | #33 of 66 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #274 of 5,116 | #7 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #4,633 of 5,915 | #51 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #66 of 5,352 | #3 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #2,769 of 5,354 | #27 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #2,999 of 5,625 | #35 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #868 of 3,837 | #3 of 47 |
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
315
-53 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 315 | 19.4 | 16.3:1 | 69% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 21.2 | 15.2:1 | 71% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 20.8 | 15.5:1 | 66% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 58% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 16 | 26.4:1 | 66% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 20 | 24.3:1 | 65% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (422 to 315); teachers up 21% (16 to 19.4).
About Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary is an elementary school in Santa Barbara, California, reachable at (805) 966-7023. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 315 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 32% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Federal data list 20 schools in Santa Barbara Unified, with 12,247 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at Monroe Elementary is 67%, a majority. After that, the student body is 20% White and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Santa Barbara County is about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Monroe Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1, with 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 69% at Monroe Elementary. Public schools in Santa Barbara County average a similar 68%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Monroe Elementary is 39.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.9%.
Santa Barbara County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $98,161 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Santa Barbara County number 129, with about 66,191 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Monroe Elementary places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Monroe Elementary is City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 53 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.3 students per teacher, compared with 19.4 in 2020-21.
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Santa Barbara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
443,701
Census ACS
Median income
$98,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
66,191 students
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Other Monroe Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. Monroe Elementary is the 24th largest of the 36.
- Monroe ElementaryHanford, CA · 611 students
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- Monroe ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 533 students
- Monroe ElementaryMonrovia, CA · 452 students
- Monroe ElementaryStockton, CA · 426 students
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- Olive Grove Charter - Santa Barbara0.5 mi · 74
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Frequently asked questions
About Monroe ElementaryHow many students attend Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Monroe Elementary serve?
Monroe Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Monroe Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monroe Elementary?
At Monroe Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 67% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Monroe Elementary public or private?
Monroe Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Barbara Unified.
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