Monroe Elementary

Located at 10901 27th Ave. SE, in Everett, Washington, Monroe Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school that works with 487 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Everett School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Monroe Elementary is one of 32 schools operated by Everett School District, a district that teaches 20,489 students overall.

Demographically, Monroe Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 14% Asian, 6% Black. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Snohomish County's rate of about 41%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Monroe Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.7%; actual is 61.3%, +17.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Snohomish County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Monroe Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Eisenhower Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monroe Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 40%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.