Monarch

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · San Diego, California

Monarch in San Diego, California enrolled 225 students in 2024-25 with 15.5 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-59% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

265 students in 2022-23, 234 students in 2023-24, 225 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 15.5.

Students enrolled at Monarch by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232652023-242342024-25225
Students enrolled at Monarch by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232652023-242342024-25225
Students enrolled at Monarch by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232652023-242342024-25225
Students enrolled at Monarch by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 234, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232652023-242342024-25225
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326517.015.6
2023-2423416.114.5
2024-2522515.514.5

14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Monarch 14.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMonarch 14.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Monarch 14.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMonarch 14.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Monarch 14.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMonarch 14.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; Monarch 14.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMonarch 14.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 258 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Monarch enrolled 258 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 258 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent83.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.9% of students were Hispanic, 7.6% Black, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic80.9%
  2. Black7.6%
  3. Two or more races4.9%
  4. White4.4%
  5. American Indian1.8%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Monarch scored proficient or above: 0-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑24%0‑15%45%
Math, 2022-235% or less0‑15% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-59% of the 24 students in Monarch's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate40‑59%33%86.2%
Students in the class24319495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in San Diego

16 public schools of this kind in San Diego report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
The O'Farrell Charter1,86218.740.5%
Logan Memorial Educational Campus1,46720.883.6%
San Diego County Community51011.790.4%
Audeo Charter45030.755.8%
America's Finest Charter39614.987.9%
Urban Discovery Academy Charter33018.858.8%
Diego Hills Central Public Charter30422.579.3%
Mt. Everest Academy23219.217.2%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Monarch

  1. Urban Discovery Academy CharterThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.8 miles away: 330 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Logan Memorial Educational CampusThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 1,467 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Monarch with Urban Discovery Academy CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Diego County Office of Education spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaMonarch is the number 281 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#281 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.14.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Monarch

  1. How many students attend Monarch?
    225 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in San Diego, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Monarch?
    14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Monarch a Title I school?
    Monarch has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Monarch do on state tests?
    The students tested at Monarch scored proficient or above: 0-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Monarch?
    40-59% of the 24 students in Monarch's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Monarch in?
    San Diego County Office of Education, NCES district ID 0691030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 069103012496 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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