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What advice would you give to incoming students at Monarch Elementary?
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Enrollment
870
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231001593
Monarch Elementary
224 Five Forks Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681 · (864) 355-0600 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
Community
1
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 | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
87.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
83.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.1% | 83.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 78.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Monarch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #13 of 635 ▲ 11 | #8 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #22 of 635 ▲ 19 | #6 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #56 of 709 | #16 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #610 of 656 | #47 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #440 of 656 | #43 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #257 of 395 | #16 of 34 |
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
870
+56 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 870 | 52.4 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 54.8 | 16.1:1 | 29% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 53.6 | 16.3:1 | 26% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 42 | 19.4:1 | 20% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 955 | 51.6 | 18.5:1 | 13% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 48 | 18.6:1 | 13% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monarch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (955 to 870); teachers up 2% (51.6 to 52.4).
About Monarch Elementary
Students in Simpsonville, South Carolina, attend Monarch Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 870 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 65% more students than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina (about 526).
Monarch Elementary sits within Greenville 01, which has 89 schools and 78,776 students.
The student body at Monarch Elementary is 68% White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among Greenville County residents, the White share is about 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Monarch Elementary lists 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1.
Monarch Elementary earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Greenville County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The county has 109 public schools and about 89,863 students.
Monarch Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Langston Charter Middle, about 1.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 56 students, from 814 to 870. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.6:1, from 19.4:1.
Monarch Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
Other schools in Simpsonville
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones MillElementary · 1,621 students
- Bryson ElementaryElementary · 1,038 students
- Mauldin ElementaryElementary · 1,036 students
- Hillcrest MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Plain ElementaryElementary · 975 students
Other Monarch Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Monarch Elementary. Monarch Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Monarch ElementaryUnion, SC · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Langston Charter Middle1.8 mi · 457
- Langston Charter Middle1.8 mi · 470
- GREEN Upstate High School Greenville1.9 mi · 390
- Oakview Elementary1.9 mi · 887
- Mauldin Elementary1.9 mi · 1,036
- Mauldin Middle1.9 mi · 922
Frequently asked questions
About Monarch ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Monarch Elementary?
Monarch Elementary enrolls approximately 870 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Monarch Elementary serve?
Monarch Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Monarch Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Monarch Elementary.
How diverse is Monarch Elementary?
Monarch Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Monarch Elementary public or private?
Monarch Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.