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What's one thing Monroe Elementary School - MSE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000116
Monroe Elementary School - MSE
901 BROOKDALE DR N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55444 · (763) 506-3600 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
259 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 School - MSE
Monroe Elementary School - MSE's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary School - MSE this school | 553 | 46.8% | 45.6% |
| WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 609 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| Eagle Point Elementary OAKDALE | 792 | 53.0% | 54.7% |
| Seven Hills - Burnsville Elementary BURNSVILLE | 480 | 35.8% | 51.8% |
| Cedar Park Elementary STEM School APPLE VALLEY | 722 | 42.8% | 49.8% |
| Oak Point Elementary EDEN PRAIRIE | 684 | 33.8% | 59.4% |
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 School - MSE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #422 of 844 | #73 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #331 of 844 | #61 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #484 of 844 | #82 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #226 of 1,130 | #56 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #512 of 769 | #97 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #9 of 796 | #1 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #370 of 942 | #90 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #211 of 499 | #46 of 99 |
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
553
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 553 | 37.4 | 14.8:1 | 47% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 40.5 | 13.3:1 | 51% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 38.8 | 13.3:1 | 54% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 42% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 40.6 | 16.1:1 | 50% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 48% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 38% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 42 | 19.1:1 | 14% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 38 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary School - MSE.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (655 to 553); teachers down 8% (40.6 to 37.4).
About Monroe Elementary School - MSE
Monroe Elementary School - MSE is a high-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. There are 553 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
Monroe Elementary School - MSE is run by Anoka-Hennepin School District, whose 53 schools enroll 38,746 students.
The student body at Monroe Elementary School - MSE has no majority group. Asian students lead at 30%. Other groups make up 24% Black, 23% White, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Hennepin County as a whole is about 7% Asian, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at Monroe Elementary School - MSE are from different groups.
Based on 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Monroe Elementary School - MSE has a ratio of 14.8:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Income data for the school show 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Monroe Elementary School - MSE outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 39.9% for a school in Minnesota with Monroe Elementary School - MSE's free or reduced-price lunch share. Monroe Elementary School - MSE posts 45.6%.
For Hennepin County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,653 a year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Monroe Elementary School - MSE, Hennepin County has 496 public schools.
Spero Academy Brooklyn Park sits about 0.4 miles from Monroe Elementary School - MSE. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.6% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Monroe Elementary School - MSE falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Monroe Elementary School - MSE was 551 in 2020-21 and 553 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.8:1 to 14.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Monroe Elementary School - MSE. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN PARK
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · 2,061 students
- Brooklyn Middle STEAM SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Athlos Leadership AcademyElementary · 807 students
- EDINBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 609 students
- EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTERElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Spero Academy Brooklyn Park0.4 mi · 127
- Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM0.7 mi · 422
- Stevenson Elementary1.4 mi · 459
- Brooklyn Center Middle School1.4 mi · 334
- Brooklyn Center High School1.4 mi · 539
- Metro Heights Academy1.4 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe Elementary School - MSEHow large is Monroe Elementary School - MSE?
Monroe Elementary School - MSE enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Monroe Elementary School - MSE serve?
Monroe Elementary School - MSE serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Elementary School - MSE?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Monroe Elementary School - MSE.
How diverse is Monroe Elementary School - MSE?
Monroe Elementary School - MSE reports a student body of 23% White, 9% Hispanic, 24% Black, 30% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Monroe Elementary School - MSE in?
Monroe Elementary School - MSE is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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