Monroe Elementary School

Monroe Elementary School is located at 1240 Boiling Springs Road in Monroe Township in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. It is one of seven elementary schools in the Cumberland Valley School District. In 2013, the School's enrollment was 346 pupils in grades kindergarten through 5th, with 21.6% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced price meals due to family poverty. Additionally, 14% of the pupils receive special education services, while 2% are identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under No Child Left Behind. The school provides half day kindergarten. Monroe Elementary School is a federally designated Title I school. The school provides a variety of programs to increase parent involvement at the school in compliance with federal Title 1 requirements.According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, enrollment was 292 pupils in grades kindergarten through 5th, with 53 pupils receiving a free or reduced price lunch. Monroe Elementary School employed 25 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 11:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Monroe Elementary School provided full day and half day kindergarten to its pupils.Academics2014 School Performance Profile:Monroe Elementary School achieved a score of 84.5 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2013-14, only 76% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th. In 3rd grade, 77.7% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 85.7% were on grade level (3rd-5th grades). In 4th grade science, just 91% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding. In writing, only 84.8% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.