Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042002621
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary
250 Pea Landing Road NW, Ash, NC 28420 · (910) 756-5910 · Brunswick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina 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.
- 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
387 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
48.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary this school | 390 | 99.2% | 56.6% |
| Stoneville Elementary Stoneville | 413 | 99.3% | 48.4% |
| Waccamaw Ash | 415 | 99.3% | 62.1% |
| Tar River Elementary Franklinton | 370 | 99.2% | 51.2% |
| Washington Elementary Shelby | 376 | 97.9% | 51.7% |
| Moss Hill Elementary Kinston | 371 | 99.2% | 74.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #617 of 1,297 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #612 of 1,296 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #685 of 1,300 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #928 of 1,485 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #329 of 1,377 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #599 of 1,379 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #470 of 1,414 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #541 of 937 | #3 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
390
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 99% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 26.6 | 14.4:1 | 99% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 30.6 | 14.4:1 | 74% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 74% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 75% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (439 to 390); teachers down 5% (30.6 to 29).
About Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary
A small elementary school in Ash, North Carolina, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is part of Brunswick County Schools. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 390 students.
Brunswick County Schools runs 20 schools with a combined 13,561 students. Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is one of them.
More than half of the students at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary are White (55%). The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 10% multiracial. In Brunswick County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary reported 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.4:1. The school's 13.4:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of students at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Brunswick County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary lands at B, ahead of 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.6% is 8.1 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Brunswick County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,024 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Brunswick County number 22, with about 15,069 students.
The closest school to Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is Union Elementary, located about 5.1 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary at 4th of 5.
The federal government classifies Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% drop, from 402 to 390. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary5.1 mi · 654
- West Brunswick High8.2 mi · 1,466
- Waccamaw8.2 mi · 415
- North Myrtle Beach High9.0 mi · 1,673
- Shallotte Middle9.2 mi · 627
- North Myrtle Beach Middle10.1 mi · 1,267
Frequently asked questions
About Jessie Mae Monroe ElementaryHow many students attend Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary?
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary serve?
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary?
Student demographics at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary are roughly 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary public or private?
Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brunswick County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.