Monroe Elementary School

Monroe Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school in Green River, Wyoming, run under Sweetwater County School District #2. The school educates 296 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% above the state mean of about 216.

Sweetwater County School District #2 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,286 students. Monroe Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Monroe Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Sweetwater County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Monroe Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Monroe Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.0%, the actual is 58.1%, a residual of -0.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sweetwater County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,034 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Sweetwater County (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monroe Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.