Is Monroe Elementary a good school?

Monroe Elementary ranks 1914 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monroe Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 621 students attended Monroe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Elementary?

Students at Monroe Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Monroe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodrow Wilson Junior High

Monroe Elementary

Summary:

Monroe Elementary is a public elementary school in Hanford, California, serving 647 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Hanford Elementary School District, which is ranked 750 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Monroe Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 51.49% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 46.41% in Mathematics, compared to 45.09% and 37.68% for the district, respectively. The school's Hispanic, English Language Learner, and female students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top quartile or third of California elementary schools. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased significantly, from 6.1% in 2018-2019 to 22.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.

While Monroe Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Hanford Elementary School District, including Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, George Washington Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary, it is outperformed by Jefferson Academy, another school within the same district, as well as Frontier Elementary, a public charter school in the neighboring Pioneer Union Elementary School District.

Detail:

Public K-6

300 Monroe Dr.
Hanford, CA 93230-1729

(559) 585-3745

District: Hanford Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1914^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,433

Students who attend Monroe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Woodrow Wilson Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 621

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

White:

18.8%

African American:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Monroe Elementary ranks better than 67.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Hanford Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.5%), White (18.8%), African American (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monroe Elementary is 22.1, which is the 4^th best among 9 elementary schools in the Hanford Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Monroe Elementary employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monroe Elementary is $10,433. 6 elementary schools in the Hanford Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monroe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe Elementary 1914^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Monroe Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hanford Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanford Elementary 750^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Monroe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	33.38	3037^th	4809	36.8%
2005	38.74	2792^nd	4822	42.1%
2006	24.62	3684^th	4818	23.5%
2007	27.96	3712^th	5113	27.4%
2008	28.10	3739^th	5113	26.9%
2009	43.87	2820^th	5193	45.7%
2010	52.08	2444^th	5314	54.0%
2011	63.73	1810^th	5377	66.3%
2012	55.63	2293^rd	5390	57.5%
2013	57.29	2282^nd	5530	58.7%
2015	52.18	2332^nd	5611	58.4%
2016	45.47	2747^th	5614	51.1%
2017	51.93	2446^th	5692	57.0%
2018	56.50	2216^th	5662	60.9%
2019	53.63	2396^th	5789	58.6%
2021	39.98	778^th	1417	45.1%
2022	47.59	2670^th	5883	54.6%
2023	61.62	1983^rd	5874	66.2%
2024	63.25	1914^th	5862	67.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.30	1486^th	3246	54.2%
2019	42.10	1664^th	3275	49.2%
2022	64.22	629^th	3311	81.0%
2024	74.81	318^th	3160	89.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	58.62	684^th	2420	71.7%
2024	53.33	876^th	2634	66.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.19	1431^st	5084	71.9%
2019	63.29	1550^th	5173	70.0%
2021	47.69	511^th	1110	54.0%
2022	49.88	2284^th	5264	56.6%
2023	70.59	1192^nd	5374	77.8%
2024	71.04	1213^th	5511	78.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.28	1963^rd	5413	63.7%
2019	54.03	2276^th	5492	58.6%
2021	44.87	627^th	1267	50.5%
2022	47.29	2562^nd	5635	54.5%
2023	64.14	1756^th	5617	68.7%
2024	67.87	1573^rd	5605	71.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	61.75	687^th	2585	73.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.11	2379^th	5431	56.2%
2019	52.45	2342^nd	5510	57.5%
2021	37.09	732^nd	1272	42.5%
2022	47.49	2583^rd	5663	54.4%
2023	57.01	2087^th	5650	63.1%
2024	55.98	2154^th	5636	61.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.70	1456^th	4830	69.9%
2019	59.41	1719^th	4963	65.4%
2022	59.14	1676^th	5084	67.0%
2023	72.42	1060^th	5098	79.2%
2024	74.07	986^th	5102	80.7%

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Rank History for White students at Monroe Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.89	1008^th	2737	63.2%
2019	59.51	1229^th	2834	56.6%
2022	40.78	1718^th	2726	37.0%
2023	58.43	1180^th	2662	55.7%
2024	60.94	1098^th	2647	58.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Monroe Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	536	39	34	182	0	n/a	n/a	0	791
1989	548	39	50	182	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
1990	530	63	49	198	2	n/a	n/a	0	842
1991	410	49	47	213	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
1992	384	72	55	236	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1993	377	58	56	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1994	370	75	53	218	1	n/a	n/a	0	717
1995	339	55	43	205	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
1996	339	55	43	205	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
1997	366	48	55	178	3	n/a	n/a	0	650
1998	373	47	45	167	14	n/a	n/a	0	646
1999	414	74	41	239	3	n/a	n/a	0	771
2000	422	60	20	200	2	n/a	n/a	0	704
2001	422	47	29	240	2	n/a	n/a	0	740
2002	239	25	14	185	6	n/a	n/a	0	469
2003	239	25	14	185	6	n/a	n/a	0	469
2004	249	28	17	197	7	n/a	n/a	0	498
2005	261	21	20	216	3	n/a	n/a	0	521
2006	240	25	11	213	7	n/a	n/a	0	496
2007	189	18	8	204	4	n/a	n/a	1	424
2008	199	26	11	299	3	n/a	n/a	0	538
2009	234	26	15	320	3	1	0	0	599
2010	225	50	17	349	3	0	6	0	650
2011	225	49	14	385	7	0	0	0	680
2012	200	48	13	390	9	0	14	0	674
2013	183	41	12	398	9	0	18	0	661
2014	167	35	11	432	7	0	23	0	675
2015	168	20	5	469	6	0	26	0	694
2016	176	20	8	484	7	0	32	0	727
2017	173	23	5	494	6	1	28	0	730
2018	142	22	6	490	8	1	31	0	700
2019	154	25	2	487	7	1	24	0	700
2020	171	33	3	466	9	2	24	0	708
2021	150	30	5	464	6	2	27	0	684
2022	150	26	5	434	7	1	32	0	655
2023	144	29	4	433	8	2	26	1	647
2024	117	28	4	438	6	1	26	1	621

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monroe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	791	29.6	26.7	n/a
1989	819	30.8	26.5	n/a
1990	842	33.6	25.0	n/a
1991	719	27.6	26.0	n/a
1992	747	28.0	26.6	35.5
1993	700	30.0	23.3	38.3
1994	717	28.0	25.6	53.6
1995	645	23.0	28.0	53.8
1996	645	23.0	28.0	53.8
1997	650	23.0	28.3	50
1998	646	27.0	23.9	50.6
1999	771	33.0	23.4	45
2000	704	33.0	21.3	53.8
2001	740	34.0	21.8	54.6
2002	469	24.0	19.5	55.7
2003	469	24.0	19.5	55.7
2004	498	24.0	20.8	50.2
2005	521	23.5	22.2	43
2006	496	25.0	19.8	54.6
2007	424	21.0	20.2	59.6
2008	538	30.0	17.9	63.4
2009	599	28.0	20.0	66.4
2010	650	30.0	21.6	71.7
2011	680	n/a	n/a	76.9
2012	674	30.0	22.4	74.6
2013	661	27.0	24.4	77.2
2014	675	27.0	25.0	78.7
2015	694	28.0	24.7	74.1
2016	727	28.0	25.9	75.5
2017	730	29.0	25.1	78.1
2018	700	28.0	25.0	75.1
2019	700	28.0	25.0	80.1
2020	708	n/a	n/a	78.2
2021	684	28.0	24.4	77.9
2022	655	29.0	22.5	75.3
2023	647	28.0	23.1	75.9
2024	621	28.0	22.1	79.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monroe Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	791	29.6	26.7	n/a
1989	819	30.8	26.5	n/a
1990	842	33.6	25.0	n/a
1991	719	27.6	26.0	n/a
1992	747	28.0	26.6	35.5
1993	700	30.0	23.3	38.3
1994	717	28.0	25.6	53.6
1995	645	23.0	28.0	53.8
1996	645	23.0	28.0	53.8
1997	650	23.0	28.3	50
1998	646	27.0	23.9	50.6
1999	771	33.0	23.4	45
2000	704	33.0	21.3	53.8
2001	740	34.0	21.8	54.6
2002	469	24.0	19.5	55.7
2003	469	24.0	19.5	55.7
2004	498	24.0	20.8	50.2
2005	521	23.5	22.2	43
2006	496	25.0	19.8	54.6
2007	424	21.0	20.2	59.6
2008	538	30.0	17.9	63.4
2009	599	28.0	20.0	66.4
2010	650	30.0	21.6	71.7
2011	680	n/a	n/a	76.9
2012	674	30.0	22.4	74.6
2013	661	27.0	24.4	77.2
2014	675	27.0	25.0	78.7
2015	694	28.0	24.7	74.1
2016	727	28.0	25.9	75.5
2017	730	29.0	25.1	78.1
2018	700	28.0	25.0	75.1
2019	700	28.0	25.0	80.1
2020	708	n/a	n/a	78.2
2021	684	28.0	24.4	77.9
2022	655	29.0	22.5	75.3
2023	647	28.0	23.1	75.9
2024	621	28.0	22.1	79.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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