Monger Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Elkhart, Indiana, Monger Elementary School instructs 394 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Elkhart Community Schools.

Within Elkhart Community Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 10,640 students, Monger Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Monger Elementary School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 17% Black, 12% White, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, Monger Elementary School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at Monger Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Elkhart County's rate of about 51%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monger Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.1%, the actual is 38.6%, a residual of +10.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Elkhart County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,561 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Elkhart County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,574 students), of which Monger Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Premier Arts Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monger Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 17.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monger Elementary School has declined 9%, going from 431 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 53% to 64% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.