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Which teacher or staff member at Monroe Junior High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE LOCAL·NCES 390009405926
Monroe Junior High School
220 Yankee Rd, Monroe, OH 45050 · (513) 539-8471 · Butler County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public middle schools
- A-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.
- B+Three-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
159 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 222 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 50% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54% · 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
Monroe Junior High School→Monroe High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monroe Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
81.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 76.2% |
| 2022-23 | 76.8% | 73.4% |
| 2021-22 | 72.7% | 75.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Junior High School
Monroe Junior High School's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Junior High School this school | 440 | 36.1% | 77.9% |
| Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School Sylvania | 607 | 31.5% | 72.5% |
| Briar Middle School Sandusky | 413 | 31.5% | 64.6% |
| Donnell Middle School Findlay | 522 | 42.7% | 64.4% |
| Bowling Green Middle School Bowling Green | 589 | 37.2% | 69.6% |
| Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School Sylvania | 573 | 43.8% | 66.5% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #105 of 316 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #114 of 637 ▲ 67 | #2 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #122 of 637 ▲ 7 | #3 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #174 of 629 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #325 of 654 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #403 of 577 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #183 of 579 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #181 of 319 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #393 of 410 | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
440
-65 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 440 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 20.5 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 19 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (446 to 440); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About Monroe Junior High School
Among the schools in Monroe, Ohio, is Monroe Junior High School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 440 students.
Monroe Local is the local district for Monroe Junior High School. It runs 4 schools with 2,925 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Monroe Junior High School are White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White, within a few points of the school. Monroe Junior High School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Monroe Junior High School and a ratio of 18.3:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 36% of students.
Monroe Junior High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Monroe Junior High School is 2.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Within Butler County, the median household income is $81,590, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Monroe Junior High School, Butler County has 89 other public schools.
The school nearest to Monroe Junior High School is Monroe Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Monroe Junior High School's enrollment dropped from 505 in 2020-21 to 440 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.3:1) than in 2020-21 (26.6:1).
Discussions about Monroe Junior High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe Local
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,166 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 871 students
- Monroe Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,166 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 871 students
- Monroe Primary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Butler Tech Natural Science CenterHigh · 104 students
- Butler Tech LeSourdsville LocationHigh
Nearby schools
- Monroe Elementary School0.0 mi · 1,166
- Monroe High School0.0 mi · 871
- Butler Tech Natural Science Center0.2 mi · 104
- Monroe Primary School0.9 mi · 448
- Wyandot Early Childhood School2.3 mi · 655
- Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown2.3 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Monroe Junior High School?
Monroe Junior High School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 07-08.
Is Monroe Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monroe Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Junior High School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Monroe Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Monroe Junior High School?
Student demographics at Monroe Junior High School are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Monroe Junior High School in?
Monroe Junior High School is part of Monroe Local.
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