Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE CITY R-I·NCES 292121001165
MONROE CITY ELEM.
401A HWY 24/36 EAST, MONROE CITY, MO 63456 · (573) 735-4632 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
176 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 79 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (49).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within MONROE CITY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
53.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 28.8% | 41.2% | 20.6% |
| Math | 25.7% | 27.8% | 28.8% | 17.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 58.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 46.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 CITY ELEM.
MONROE CITY ELEM.'s state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONROE CITY ELEM. this school | 331 | 53.2% | 50.0% |
| VAN-FAR ELEM. VANDALIA | 323 | 55.1% | 39.0% |
| NORTH ELEM. HOLTS SUMMIT | 367 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| TRUMAN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 316 | 50.9% | 45.9% |
| CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. ELSBERRY | 307 | 51.8% | 26.9% |
| MONTGOMERY CITY ELEM. MONTGOMERY CITY | 326 | 53.4% | 34.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 CITY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #316 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #263 of 1,019 ▼ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #643 of 1,018 ▼ 216 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #374 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #597 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #554 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #498 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #580 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #40 of 251 |
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
331
+85 (+35%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 331 | 24.8 | 13.3:1 | 53% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 27.4 | 12.0:1 | 58% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 27.5 | 11.5:1 | 57% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 52% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 23.3 | 11.4:1 | 56% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 61% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | 54% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 39% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONROE CITY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (265 to 331); teachers up 7% (23.3 to 24.8).
About MONROE CITY ELEM.
Federal records list MONROE CITY ELEM. as an elementary school in MONROE CITY, Missouri. The school counted 331 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4.
MONROE CITY R-I counts 780 students in its 3 schools, and MONROE CITY ELEM. is one of them.
The share of White students at MONROE CITY ELEM. is 79%, a majority. Other students are 11% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Monroe County residents. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at MONROE CITY ELEM. are from different groups.
MONROE CITY ELEM. has 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 53% at MONROE CITY ELEM.. That is higher than the 45% average for public schools in Monroe County.
On the allk12 Grade, MONROE CITY ELEM. lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Missouri public elementary schools.
MONROE CITY ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.0%, compared with a predicted 40.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Monroe County show that median household income comes to about $54,516, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County counts 10 public schools with about 1,520 students.
MONROE CITY ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile from MONROE CITY MIDDLE, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, MONROE CITY ELEM. ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for MONROE CITY ELEM. is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, MONROE CITY ELEM. had a net gain of 85 students, or 35%. The school's ratio increased from 10.7:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,734
Census ACS
Median income
$54,516
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE CITY R-I
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGHHigh · 271 students
- MONROE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 178 students
Other schools in MONROE CITY
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGHHigh · 271 students
- MONROE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 178 students
Nearby schools
- MONROE CITY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 178
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGH0.1 mi · 271
- MARION CO. HIGH12.9 mi · 98
- MARION CO. ELEM.12.9 mi · 109
- PALMYRA HIGH14.3 mi · 331
- PALMYRA ELEM.14.3 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About MONROE CITY ELEM.How large is MONROE CITY ELEM.?
MONROE CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does MONROE CITY ELEM. serve?
MONROE CITY ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does MONROE CITY ELEM. have?
MONROE CITY ELEM. employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is MONROE CITY ELEM.?
MONROE CITY ELEM. reports a student body of 79% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is MONROE CITY ELEM. in?
MONROE CITY ELEM. is part of MONROE CITY R-I.
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