Monrovia Elementary School

395 South Chestnut Street

School District

Monroe-Gregg
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 29, 2024

Monrovia elementary has been a disaster, especially for my disabled child. The school does not try enough to serve these community members. You start to feel outcasted. 6 year old suspended from a bus even with disabilities. Teachers who do not communicate. Ilearn scores that do not match the grades. This is not a great school.
Submitted by other on August 11, 2023

I am now in 7th grade, but this school was better than the middle school. They definitely handle bullying way more seriously!
Submitted by parent on February 19, 2020

My experience with MES has been exceptional. The principal is kind, knowledgeable, and cares about all of the students. She takes great care of the teachers, and listens to their criticism and concerns. I've had nothing but wonderful experiences with all of the teachers. MES has great, free programs that they offer throughout the year that a lot of other small schools do not.
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2015

My family moved here last year & I was hesitant because it was a small school. I am so happy with this school. The parent/teacher communication is great. My children love going here. When I go to the school the office staff are so welcoming & friendly. I want to send a special thanks to Mrs. Kratzer she is a wonderful teacher that goes above & beyond.
Submitted by parent on December 10, 2015

The school as a whole is the best!! Quality teacher and staff who care for our children!
Submitted by other on September 17, 2015

My son went to Monrovia last year for kindergarten.... Very disappointed with the school. They have a very high retention rate and after being told our son should be retained we chose to push him through to first grade. Instead of needing to retain so many children, especially at such a young age, maybe they should fix the problem which is clearly not coming from the students. They pay their teachers very low income so some of them are not the best. You get what you pay for I suppose. They aren't all bad by any means. I will say that already after getting my son's progress report for the first grading period for first grade it is very clear that Monrovia needs to figure some things out. He is no longer going there thankfully and is doing so good elsewhere! He is doing exceptionally well in school and there are no concerns for retention. There are no studies to prove that retention is beneficial. Monrovia has clusters where kids as young as 5-6 in kindergarten have three different teachers. One for reading, writing and math. Shuffled around all day.... This is way too much for a little one in mine as well as many other parents that send their kids there's opinions. Bottom line is Monrovia needs to realize they are the problem not all of these kids that they want to just hold back. I'd think long and hard before sending a child there.....
Submitted by parent on March 18, 2015

My daughter is in Kindergarten. These teachers do not keep you informed. When there are problems and you have a conference about it, they ask you what you are doing to diciplin them at home. They accuse children of stealing. And they don't bring issues to your attention until you start questioning them, then all of a sudden there are all of these problems that have been occuring. Things that parents should have been notified of when the problem started. Looking for a new school to send my child to next year. I'm just sorry that she's going to have to spend the next 2 months here. I'm ready to pull her out now.
Submitted by parent on October 14, 2014

AWFUL SCHOOL. Especially for kindergartners.Terrible teaching, terrible teachers and poor admin. I had to pull my son out after five weeks and find an entirely different school system. This school put my 5 y/o son in isolation for the latter half of the school day for "failure to comply". He is 5. I was horrified. They stated "we're following our handbook. It is in our handbook." His teacher is a wretched, unhappy, bitter young woman and it comes out in her teaching daily.Small town - admin and teachers are from the town and support each other regardless of right or wrong. Stay away.
Submitted by parent on February 14, 2014

The school can only be as good as its leadership and Monrovia Elementary lacks any leadership whatsoever. After the previous Principal left, lucky him, the district decided it was best to promote from within. The current Principal and Asst. Principal were both teachers at the school with no experience as administrators. They are both from the community and were hired through the "Good O Boy" system. The difference that I have seen from the previous to the current is lack of communication to the community, seems like there is no desire to get involved in the students daily activities, and only show interest if you are originally from the community. From what is going around, it seems that many of the teachers are looking for other teaching positions in other community and some are even fed up with what is happening that they are looking for new careers. The school doesn't do reg. classrooms instead they do clusters which every student has 3 different classes they go to throughout the day. They don't get the benefit of that relationship with their teacher cause they are constantly switching classes. If possible, choose a different school in the are like Eminence. Good Luck
Submitted by parent on August 11, 2008

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