Schools · Monroe

Monroe, IN schools

Monroe’s public schools score well above Indiana’s averages: 49% of students are proficient in reading against 42.6% statewide, and 92% of high schoolers graduate on time against 90.9%. Kids attend South Adams Elementary School or Adams Central Elementary School through grade 5, then Adams Central Middle School or South Adams Middle School and Adams Central High School or South Adams High School.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

A-School Grade #38Highest graduation rate in IN (of 554)

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Monroe’s School Grade: A-

The public schools Monroe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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Indiana school districts we grade (390)Better than 78%

Lower resultsHigher results

Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1,079)Better than 77%

Towns in Adams County (12)Better than 58%

High confidence. Built on 1,322 tested students and a graduating class of 89; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Indiana’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Indiana only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Indiana with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Monroe kids go to school

Grades PK–5

BSouth Adams Elementary School or B+Adams Central Elementary School Depends on your address South Adams Schools

Grades 6–8

BAdams Central Middle School or B+South Adams Middle School Depends on your address Adams Central Community Schools

Grades 9–12

AAdams Central High School or A-South Adams High School Depends on your address Adams Central Community Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (grades 6–12, Adams Central Community)49%

State average 42.6%

Reading (grades PK–5, South Adams)43%

State average 42.6%

Math (grades 6–12, Adams Central Community)46%

State average 35.8%

Math (grades PK–5, South Adams)50%

State average 35.8%

Graduation · class of 2020

92% graduate on time

Graduation rate

92%

IN: 90.9%

Graduating class

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #38 of 554 IN towns →

Districts

Two districts serve Monroe

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Adams Central Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,357 students

$12,026 per studentIN $13,688A-🏫

South Adams SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,312 students

$14,108 per studentIN $13,688B+

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Monroe

There’s no college in Monroe, but 4 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is Wright State University-Lake Campus in Jefferson, 25.2 miles away.

Wright State University-Lake CampusUniversity or college · Public · Jefferson25.2 mi935 students Indiana Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne27.7 mi2,227 students

Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne27.7 mi80 students

University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne29.5 mi1,630 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Monroe. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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