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Alumni: what's one memory from Monroe Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550984001299
Monroe Middle
1510 13th Street, Monroe, WI 53566 · (608) 328-7120 · Green County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
200 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 163 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 33% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Monroe Middle→Monroe High
Based on grade levels within Monroe School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 55.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Middle
Monroe Middle's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Middle this school | 483 | 41.4% | 57.9% |
| Wayne Bartels Middle Portage | 422 | 40.0% | 49.3% |
| Webb Middle Reedsburg | 572 | 40.9% | 54.0% |
| Jefferson Middle Jefferson | 349 | 41.3% | 55.5% |
| Turner Middle Beloit | 381 | 38.6% | 56.9% |
| Central Middle Hartford | 419 | 39.4% | 47.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #162 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #147 of 327 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #160 of 327 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #128 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #156 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #129 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #126 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #69 of 176 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
483
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 483 | 35.8 | 13.5:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 34.7 | 13.7:1 | 45% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 38.6 | 12.0:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 46% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 38.1 | 14.9:1 | 34% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 38% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 38% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 50 | 13.6:1 | 19% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (567 to 483); teachers down 6% (38.1 to 35.8).
About Monroe Middle
Monroe Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Monroe, Wisconsin, administered by Monroe School District. Enrollment totals 483 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 27% bigger than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
In Monroe School District, 5 schools enroll a combined 2,140 students.
At Monroe Middle, 78% of students are White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Green County is about 93% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Monroe Middle scores 36%.
There are 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Monroe Middle, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. The school's 13.5:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for middle schools in Wisconsin. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Monroe Middle scores 57.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.2%.
The school is in Green County, where median household income comes to about $82,852, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Green County's 20 public schools enroll about 5,278 students and include Monroe Middle.
Of the public schools around it, Monroe Middle is closest to Parkside Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Monroe Middle has 4 other public schools within five miles. Monroe Middle's average proficiency of 57.9% compares with 52.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Monroe Middle in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%.
The Monroe Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Green County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,017
Census ACS
Median income
$82,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe School District
- Monroe HighHigh · 686 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 267 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Monroe HighHigh · 686 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 267 students
Other Monroe Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monroe Middle. Monroe Middle is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Monroe MiddleMonroe, NC · 802 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolWheaton, IL · 716 students
- MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 716 students
- Monroe MiddleSan Jose, CA · 677 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMONROE, MI · 674 students
Nearby schools
- Parkside Elementary0.8 mi · 342
- Monroe High0.8 mi · 686
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 267
- Northside Elementary0.9 mi · 362
- Juda Elementary6.6 mi · 178
- Juda High6.6 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe MiddleHow many students attend Monroe Middle?
Monroe Middle enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 06-08.
Is Monroe Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monroe Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Monroe Middle have?
Monroe Middle employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Monroe Middle?
Student demographics at Monroe Middle are roughly 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Monroe Middle public or private?
Monroe Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.