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Monroe Avenue Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

400 Monroe Ave, Hamlet, NC 28345 · (910) 582-7907 · Part of Richmond County Schools

Hamlet’s School Grade C better than 30% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Monroe Avenue Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hamlet kids: Hamlet Middle

On the path

Where Hamlet kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Monroe Avenue ElementaryYou are here
6–8Hamlet Middle399 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 Monroe Ave, Hamlet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten64
Grade 155
Grade 265
Grade 372
Grade 453
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
372’20
382’21
407’22
379’23
411’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%White 20%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Monroe Avenue Elementary from Hamlet families.

Other schools in Richmond County Schools

The district →
Fairview Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hamlet
B−
480 students17:1
L J Bell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockingham
C+
449 students17:1
Mineral Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellerbe
C+
441 students18:1
Washington Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockingham
C−
417 students18:1
West Rockingham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockingham
D
314 students14:1
East Rockingham Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockingham
C
430 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Hamlet’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.