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Monroe Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 49.8% |
| 2018-19 | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 54.8% |
| 2016-17 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2015-16 | 61.5% | 61.3% |
| 2014-15 | 61.6% | 54.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.
Schools most like Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary this school | 487 | 54.4% | 61.3% |
| Hedden Elementary School Edgewood | 469 | 52.0% | 48.2% |
| Seven Oaks Elementary Lacey | 428 | 52.1% | 44.1% |
| N.E. Tacoma Elementary School Tacoma | 418 | 53.8% | 49.9% |
| Discovery Primary School Milton | 506 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Collins Elementary Tacoma | 466 | 55.4% | 42.4% |
Where Monroe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #240 of 936 | #33 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #281 of 1,103 ▼ 8 | #39 of 106 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #273 of 1,102 ▼ 48 | #35 of 106 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #181 of 928 | #14 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #328 of 1,268 | #61 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #657 of 1,085 | #64 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #130 of 1,088 | #6 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #545 of 1,169 | #36 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #381 of 778 | #16 of 68 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 54% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 30.9 | 16.3:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 31.3 | 15.5:1 | 51% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 42% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 37% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 43% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 28 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (586 to 487); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About Monroe Elementary
Monroe Elementary is an elementary school in Everett, Washington, reachable at (425) 385-7300. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 487 students. That puts enrollment 28% larger than the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Besides Monroe Elementary, Everett School District runs 31 other schools. The district enrolls 20,489 students.
Of every 100 students at Monroe Elementary, about 40 are White, the largest group. The school is also 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 14% Asian, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Snohomish County residents. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Monroe Elementary are from different groups.
Monroe Elementary reports a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher, from 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Monroe Elementary, 54% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Snohomish County is 41%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 43.7%. Monroe Elementary posts 61.3%, 17.6 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Snohomish County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $111,246 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Monroe Elementary, Snohomish County has 227 public schools.
Eisenhower Middle School sits about 0.5 miles from Monroe Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 61.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 487, starting from 496.
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