📍 441 Monroe Ave, North Mankato, Nicollet County, 56003
Monroe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Mankato, Nicollet County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mankato Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monroe Elementary enrolls 428 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 323 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 7.7% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 428 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monroe Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 19.
Monroe Elementary is one of 26 schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MANKATO, Minnesota. The district serves 8,219 students district-wide and employs 558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Monroe Elementary is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small