📍 601 E Sunset Drive, Monroe, Union County, 28112
Monroe Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Monroe, Union County. The school has 955 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monroe Middle enrolls 955 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 612 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 251 | 26% |
| White | 57 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
805 of the school's 955 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 762 qualify for free lunch and 43 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 Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 68.
Monroe Middle is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 955 students, Monroe Middle is larger than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large