Monroe Elementary, Fresno CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Monroe Elementary

Monroe Elementary is a small K-8 school of about a hundred fifty students located in the southern Fresno area, roughly in the agricultural region southeast of the city. The school serves a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. A major structural change affects this school: Monroe Elementary School District was dissolved and its territory annexed into Caruthers Unified School District in 2024. The school now operates under Caruthers Unified governance, meaning families interact with Caruthers Unified systems, leadership, and the school board rather than a local Monroe district. For parents, this is a lasting shift in the administrative and governance structure that shapes day-to-day school operations.

Academic performance at Monroe shows real challenges. State testing data from the most recent school year reveal low proficiency across subjects and grades. In mathematics, proficiency is extremely low across the elementary and middle grades, with only a handful of students meeting state standards at any grade level. English language arts shows similar patterns, though seventh grade is an exception: that grade reached proficiency at a rate substantially above the school's other grades. Science proficiency is also very low. These results represent some of the lowest performance areas a parent would see at a school, and a parent evaluating this school should have a direct conversation with administrators about the causes, the interventions in place, and the school's improvement trajectory.

The school's enrollment is small and stable by grade. All tested grades show complete participation in state assessments. The school is not a charter and has no magnet or specialized program designation according to available data.

Fresno itself is a large Central Valley city with a sprawling, car-dependent layout, though recent city policy has focused on revitalizing a downtown core with mixed-use neighborhoods, cultural districts and green space. The South Chestnut area where Monroe sits is outside that revitalization zone, sitting in a lower-density residential part of Fresno. The local housing market shows median values below the state benchmark, with rental costs consuming roughly a third of income for a typical resident. The area's economy remains tied to agriculture and government employment alongside services and manufacturing.

For a family considering Monroe, the primary question is academic support. The testing results indicate students are not meeting grade-level standards at rates typical of California schools. Whether through targeted intervention, additional resources, smaller class sizes, or other approaches, parents should ask directly what the school is doing to address these outcomes and what progress it has made. The shift to Caruthers Unified governance is also worth understanding in terms of how it may affect curriculum, staffing, or school priorities going forward.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 36%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 37 pts below state median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 23 pts below state median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 18% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 736%

School 36% · District 31% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 28 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 313%

School 13% · District 12% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 28 pts below state median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 24 pts below state median

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 18% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 25 pts below state median

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 63% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 5%

▼ 20 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 16 pts below state median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.