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Enrollment
1,515
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530513002760
Monroe High School
17001 Tester Rd., Monroe, WA 98272 · (360) 804-4500 · Snohomish County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
607 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 366 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 383 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 365 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 401 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +52.0pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +25.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 52 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 20.1% |
| 2022-23 | 60.2% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.1% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.6% | 43.2% |
| 2017-18 | 74.7% | 49.2% |
| 2016-17 | 15.7% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 22.3% | 1.1% |
| 2014-15 | 11.1% | 8.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High School
Monroe High School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe High School this school | 1,515 | 40.1% | 42.6% |
| Kamiakin High School KENNEWICK | 1,956 | 38.5% | N/A |
| Lynden High School LYNDEN | 1,002 | 43.5% | 47.6% |
| Yelm High School 12 Yelm | 1,693 | 42.9% | 40.9% |
| Squalicum High School Bellingham | 1,273 | 43.2% | 37.1% |
| Ferndale High School Ferndale | 1,325 | 45.5% | 46.9% |
Matched among Washington high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #138 of 271 | #17 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #122 of 321 ▲ 96 | #11 of 25 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #125 of 327 ▲ 44 | #10 of 26 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #30 of 259 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,515 | #82 of 570 | #11 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #190 of 311 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #133 of 316 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #270 of 386 | #22 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #55 of 164 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,515
-65 (-4%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 1,119
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 1,515 | 71.2 | 21.3:1 | 40% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 1,491 | 71.8 | 20.8:1 | 42% (623) |
| 2022-23 | 1,552 | 72.3 | 21.5:1 | 39% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 1,580 | 71 | 22.3:1 | 30% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 1,705 | 76.1 | 22.4:1 | 28% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 1,670 | 73 | 22.9:1 | 28% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 1,696 | 76 | 22.3:1 | 25% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 1,119 | 53 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,705 to 1,515); teachers down 6% (76.1 to 71.2).
About Monroe High School
Monroe High School runs as a large high school in Monroe, Washington. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,515 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Washington enroll around 573, and this school is 164% bigger than that mark.
Monroe School District enrolls 5,874 students in 12 schools, including Monroe High School.
The student body at Monroe High School is 56% White. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Snohomish County, the White share is about 64%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
Monroe High School has 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Washington is similar, at 21.6:1. At Monroe High School, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Snohomish County is close, at 41%.
BeatsExpectations places Monroe High School in the bottom 10% of Washington schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 10.7 points below it (42.6% actual, 53.3% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Snohomish County, median household income comes to about $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 227, with about 118,688 students.
Monroe High School's nearest public school is Leaders In Learning (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Monroe High School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Monroe High School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,515, from 1,580 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Monroe High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe School District
- Sky Valley Education CenterCombined · 985 students
- Park Place Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Frank Wagner ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Salem Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Chain Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Fryelands ElementaryElementary · 414 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Sky Valley Education CenterCombined · 985 students
- Park Place Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Frank Wagner ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Salem Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Fryelands ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Leaders In LearningHigh · 39 students
Other Monroe High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monroe High. Monroe High School is the largest of the 7.
- Monroe High SchoolMONROE, MI · 1,332 students
- Monroe HighMonroe, NC · 1,215 students
- Monroe High SchoolAlbany, GA · 1,189 students
- Monroe High SchoolMonroe, OH · 871 students
- Monroe HighMonroe, WI · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Leaders In Learning0.1 mi · 39
- Park Place Middle School1.1 mi · 755
- Fryelands Elementary1.1 mi · 414
- Frank Wagner Elementary1.5 mi · 545
- Sky Valley Education Center1.8 mi · 985
- Out Of District Special Ed2.0 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Monroe High School?
Monroe High School enrolls approximately 1,515 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Monroe High School serve?
Monroe High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Monroe High School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Monroe High School.
What is the student diversity at Monroe High School?
Student demographics at Monroe High School are roughly 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Monroe High School in?
Monroe High School is part of Monroe School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.