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What's one thing Monroe Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON COUNTY·NCES 130539003569
Monroe Elementary
140 Dillard Dr, Monroe, GA 30656 · (770) 207-3205 · Walton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
479 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
37.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 34.6% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 26.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary this school | 605 | 79.2% | 31.9% |
| Quail Run Elementary School Warner Robins | 643 | 75.0% | 51.3% |
| Eagle Ridge Academy Columbus | 658 | 75.7% | 40.4% |
| Harmony Elementary School Monroe | 666 | 81.1% | 29.8% |
| Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville | 613 | 71.1% | 36.4% |
| Langston Road Primary School Perry | 526 | 77.8% | N/A |
Matched among Georgia 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 Georgia | In Walton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #752 of 1,208 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #662 of 1,215 ▲ 74 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #813 of 1,215 ▼ 126 | #9 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #226 of 1,183 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #588 of 1,324 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,200 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #122 of 1,301 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #730 of 1,312 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #225 of 386 | #5 of 6 |
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
605
+82 (+16%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 605 | 38.5 | 15.7:1 | 79% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 40.2 | 14.1:1 | 82% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 39.1 | 14.4:1 | 74% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 66% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 40.5 | 13.8:1 | 82% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 77% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 69% (530) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (559 to 605); teachers down 5% (40.5 to 38.5).
About Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Monroe, Georgia. Enrollment totals 605 students across pre-K through 5.
Monroe Elementary belongs to Walton County, a district of 15 schools and 14,783 students.
Black students make up 41% of enrollment at Monroe Elementary, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% White, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. In Walton County overall, about 19% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 2.4 students per teacher. In all, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Walton County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Monroe Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.9% is 4.6 points below the 36.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Walton County, where median household income comes to about $84,945, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walton County counts 19 public schools with about 16,815 students.
Monroe Area High School sits about 0.3 miles from Monroe Elementary. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Monroe Elementary is 8th among 9 schools close by.
Monroe Elementary is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 82 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Monroe Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Walton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,313
Census ACS
Median income
$84,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
16,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walton County
- Loganville High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Loganville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,320 students
- Monroe Area High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Youth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,181 students
- Loganville Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Monroe Area High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Carver Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Atha Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Walker Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
Other Monroe Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. Monroe Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 36.
- Monroe Elementary SchoolMonroe, OH · 1,166 students
- Monroe ElementaryHanford, CA · 611 students
- Monroe ElementaryRiverside, CA · 596 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolNew Richmond, OH · 554 students
- Monroe ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe Area High School0.3 mi · 1,233
- Atha Road Elementary School3.6 mi · 771
- Walker Park Elementary School3.7 mi · 755
- Carver Middle School4.0 mi · 914
- Harmony Elementary School6.7 mi · 666
- Bethlehem Elementary School7.0 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe ElementaryHow large is Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is Monroe Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monroe Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Monroe Elementary have?
Monroe Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Monroe Elementary?
Monroe Elementary is overseen by Walton County in Walton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.