Monmouth Elementary School

Monmouth Elementary School operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Monmouth, Oregon, part of Central SD 13J. Current enrollment sits at 468 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 321.

Monmouth Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Central SD 13J, a district that serves 3,050 students overall.

On demographics, Monmouth Elementary School lists that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, Monmouth Elementary School shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Monmouth Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Polk County (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Monmouth Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.5%, the actual is 31.3%, a residual of +4.8 points.

Around the school, Polk County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,118, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,121 students), Monmouth Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Talmadge Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Monmouth Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monmouth Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monmouth Elementary School has contracted 12%, going from 532 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 55%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.