The brief
A St. Louis City elementary school where students score 22 points below what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,953 of 2,221 schools in Missouri and 46 of 63 in St. Louis City.
Monroe Elem. is listed in St. Louis City, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 20223%
- 2021*3%
- 2020*3%
- 20198%
- 20188%
- 201710%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 12% (multi-year average, 2009-2022) · reading/ELA 13% (multi-year average, 2009-2022).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 63118; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2022; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the St. Louis school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $57,268
- Median home value
- $210,900
- Median rent
- $952/mo
- College educated
- 37.7%
- Homeownership
- 44%
- Poverty rate
- 19.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 63118; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 84
- Very Walkable
- Transit Score
- 40
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 53
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 6,254/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for St. Louis. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (St. Louis), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 100%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Monroe Elem. serve?
Monroe Elem. serves students in grades Pre-K through 6th.
How many students attend Monroe Elem.?
Monroe Elem. has an enrollment of approximately 212 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monroe Elem.?
The student-teacher ratio at Monroe Elem. is 14.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Monroe Elem. rank in MO?
Monroe Elem. ranks #1,953 of 2,221 schools in MO.
What is Monroe Elem.'s MySchoolScout rating?
Monroe Elem. has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Monroe Elem.?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Monroe Elem. has 12% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2022) and 13% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2022).
Is Monroe Elem. a charter school?
No, Monroe Elem. is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Monroe Elem. a Title I school?
No, Monroe Elem. is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Monroe Elem.?
100.0% of students at Monroe Elem. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 6th
- Enrollment
- 212
- Student-teacher ratio
- 14.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- St. Louis city
- Phone
- (314) 776-7315
- Rank in district
- #46 of 63
- Schools in district
- 68
- District spending per student
- $22,979
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 31.3%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 63118)
- 25,645
- Area average commute
- 22.6 min
- Area median age
- 35.2
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Missouri Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.