The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in Math. The lowest is 17% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Monroe Es
Monroe ES is an elementary school in Enid, Oklahoma, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a neighborhood public school within the Enid district, located in the 73701 zip code on the city’s west side. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and its Title I status was not reported.
Enid is a mid-sized regional hub and the county seat of Garfield County, shaped historically by wheat farming, grain storage, oil, and railroads. Vance Air Force Base is a major employer and institutional presence within the city. The built environment is largely auto-oriented, typical of Great Plains cities, with a historic downtown grid that includes Government Springs Park and a number of early-20th-century buildings. Residential neighborhoods such as Kenwood and East Hill date to the oil-boom era. The city’s economy today is a mix of agriculture, energy, military, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Monroe ES has a total enrollment that is moderate for an elementary school. The student body is diverse. The largest racial or ethnic group is white students, who make up a plurality, followed by a substantial share of Hispanic students and a smaller but notable number of students who identify with two or more races. There is also a measurable population of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. The shares of American Indian or Alaska Native students and Black students are very small. The data did not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor the proportions of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent interested in those dimensions of the school’s student support would want to ask the school directly.
On the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP), the main picture from the most recent testing year is one of low proficiency rates in both math and English language arts across grades three through five. In math, proficiency rates were in the low teens for third and fourth grade and rose somewhat for fifth grade. In English language arts, rates were again in the low teens for third and fourth grade and matched the math rate for fifth grade. The fifth-grade science result was suppressed, so no reading is available for that subject. Oklahoma changed its cut scores for math and ELA in this testing cycle, which means these results are not directly comparable to prior years, a factor that a parent may want to discuss with school staff to understand how the school is interpreting its performance. In the broader context of elementary schools across Garfield County, Monroe ES’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to its district peers.
The school serves only early and elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report and no data on chronic absenteeism or advanced coursework. This is consistent with the grade band and not a reflection on the school’s high school outcomes.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture shows significant room for growth, and the school’s recent performance is below the midpoint of its county peers in both subjects tested. The student body is diverse, particularly with Hispanic, white, and multiracial representation, and a noteworthy share of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. The housing market in the school’s zip code is well below the national average in home values, and rental prices are also modest, making this a relatively affordable area for the region. The district itself has no recent major changes publicly reported that would signal a shift in direction at the school level. A parent exploring Monroe ES would be well served by visiting the building and asking about academic interventions, support services for the specific student populations present, and how the school is addressing the low proficiency results in the context of the state’s updated testing standards.
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