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Monroe School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Monroe.

Monroe’s School Grade B better than 64% of Washington school districts

Students
5,874
Schools
12
Spent per student
$18,243
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$81.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monroe School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Washington districts
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $81.6M, about $13,896 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BMonroe 20,025

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Monroe. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Park Place Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Monroe High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 40.1% · 2,639 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 53.4% · 2,655 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 83.8% · 463 in the class

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,243 per student · 1% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 70%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,725’20
5,645’21
5,734’22
5,671’23
5,874’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Frank Wagner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
545 students15:1
Salem Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
516 students17:1
Chain Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Snohomish
434 students17:1
Fryelands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
414 students15:1
Out Of District Special Ed
Other · Grades PK–11 · Monroe
18 students
Monroe Special Ed Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Monroe
6 students
Sky Valley Education Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Monroe
985 students30:1
Maltby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Snohomish
334 students15:1
Park Place Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monroe
755 students20:1
Hidden River Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Snohomish
313 students18:1
Monroe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
1,515 students21:1
Leaders In Learning
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
39 students9:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.