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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271878000881

MONROE ELEMENTARY

441 MONROE AVE, NORTH MANKATO, MN 56003 · (507) 387-7889 · Nicollet County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools

Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
153 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4913%
Grade 16217%
Grade 25114%
Grade 37420%
Grade 47119%
Grade 56016%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
25971%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
4111%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
329%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
288%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
18952%
Female
17849%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
55.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
55.4%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MONROE ELEMENTARY this school36741.7%50.5%
Riverside Elementary
JACKSON
35040.0%48.9%
Woodland Elementary School
ALEXANDRIA
41041.7%42.6%
Eastview Education Center
MONTICELLO
30138.5%N/A
Sunnyside Elementary
RED WING
29439.8%N/A
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
EAST GRAND FORKS
49940.3%N/A
Matched among Minnesota 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
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Nicollet County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.5%#331 of 844N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#351 of 844N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#279 of 844N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
367#544 of 1,130#3 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#324 of 769N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.6%#395 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.7%#459 of 942#2 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.8%#79 of 499N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
367
-93 (-20%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536727.813.2:142% (153)
2023-2440528.314.3:142% (171)
2022-2342830.514.0:140% (173)
2020-214603015.3:130% (138)
2017-1850831.616.1:129% (149)
2015-165053116.3:134% (173)
2010-114422617.0:134% (151)
2000-014972619.1:117% (83)
1990-914672320.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONROE ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (508 to 367); teachers down 12% (31.6 to 27.8).

About MONROE ELEMENTARY

NORTH MANKATO, Minnesota, is home to MONROE ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 367 students.

MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees MONROE ELEMENTARY and 21 other schools, with 8,219 students in total.

At MONROE ELEMENTARY, White students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. Nicollet County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. MONROE ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.

A ratio of 13.2:1 comes from the school's 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 42% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Nicollet County is 34%.

MONROE ELEMENTARY is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On BeatsExpectations, MONROE ELEMENTARY is 7.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.

Across Nicollet County, the median household income is $79,756, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. In all, Nicollet County has 25 public schools and roughly 4,447 students.

BRIDGES COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is located about 0.1 miles from MONROE ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around MONROE ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 50.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.

Enrollment declined 20% from its 2020-21 level of 460. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 13.2:1.

Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Nicollet County at a glance

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Population
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$79,756
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
4,447 students

Quick facts

School name
MONROE ELEMENTARY
District
MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
441 MONROE AVE, NORTH MANKATO, MN 56003
Phone
(507) 387-7889
County
Nicollet County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
367
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
153 (42%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
271878000881
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in NORTH MANKATO
Other Monroe Elementary schools

35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. MONROE ELEMENTARY is the 17th largest of the 36.

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Frequently asked questions

About MONROE ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at MONROE ELEMENTARY?
MONROE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 367 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 13.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MONROE ELEMENTARY?
At MONROE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees MONROE ELEMENTARY?
MONROE ELEMENTARY is overseen by MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nicollet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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