Elementary Schools in Monroe County

The elementary schools in Monroe County, Alabama face significant challenges in providing high-quality education to their students. The data set includes information on two elementary schools: Monroeville Elementary School and Monroe Intermediate School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with low performance metrics and significant socioeconomic disadvantages.

Monroeville Elementary School has a predominantly African American student population (86.9%), while Monroe Intermediate School has an entirely African American student body. Both schools have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with Monroeville Elementary at 79.29% and Monroe Intermediate at 90.62%. The schools also differ in their spending per student and student-teacher ratios, with Monroeville Elementary spending $10,070 per student and having a 15:1 ratio, while Monroe Intermediate spends $15,708 per student and has an 8.5:1 ratio.

Overall, the data suggests that the elementary schools in Monroe County face significant challenges in providing high-quality education to their students, as evidenced by their consistently low performance, demographic homogeneity, and socioeconomic disadvantages. Further investigation into the root causes of these issues and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve educational outcomes in the region.