Monarch Elementary Primary School
218 Monarch School Dr
Union SC, 29379, Union County
Phone: 864-429-1733
Ranking: 
(592 out of 841, bottom 30%)*
(592 out of 841, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Union County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 455 | 431 | 421 | 451 | 478 | 494 | 430 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 8.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 8.9% | 39 | 8.2% | 40 | 8.1% | 38 | 8.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.4% | 95 | 22.0% | 88 | 20.9% | 66 | 14.6% | 79 | 16.5% | 75 | 15.2% | 75 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 19.6% | 81 | 18.8% | 56 | 13.3% | 64 | 14.2% | 73 | 15.3% | 71 | 14.4% | 78 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 15.6% | 56 | 13.0% | 67 | 15.9% | 77 | 17.1% | 72 | 15.1% | 70 | 14.2% | 78 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 12.3% | 53 | 12.3% | 69 | 16.4% | 75 | 16.6% | 69 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 72 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 12.5% | 70 | 16.2% | 78 | 18.5% | 62 | 13.7% | 72 | 15.1% | 77 | 15.6% | 89 | 20.7% |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 13.8% | 76 | 17.6% | 63 | 15.0% | 67 | 14.9% | 74 | 15.5% | 84 | 17.0% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 46.8% | 214 | 49.7% | 214 | 50.8% | 230 | 51.0% | 235 | 49.2% | 245 | 49.6% | 215 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 242 | 53.2% | 217 | 50.3% | 207 | 49.2% | 221 | 49.0% | 230 | 48.1% | 237 | 48.0% | 207 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 180 | 39.6% | 150 | 34.8% | 157 | 37.3% | 163 | 36.1% | 184 | 38.5% | 188 | 38.1% | 164 | 38.1% |
| White: | 255 | 56.0% | 255 | 59.2% | 253 | 60.1% | 277 | 61.4% | 286 | 59.8% | 297 | 60.1% | 258 | 60.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.7% | 22 | 5.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 304 | 66.8% | 260 | 60.3% | 243 | 57.7% | 280 | 62.1% | 268 | 56.1% | 270 | 54.7% | 240 | 55.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.4% | 41 | 9.5% | 52 | 12.4% | 38 | 8.4% | 56 | 11.7% | 48 | 9.7% | 45 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 15.96 | 16.19 | 16.40 | 18.04 | 15.20 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.1% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.2% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.7% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 77% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 79.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.9% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 76.3% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 62.4% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 68.7% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 70.6% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 68.6% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 47.3% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.3% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.9% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 56.3% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 55.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 65.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 52.4% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 55.6% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 71.4% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.4% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 60.1% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 66.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 73.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 79.1% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 88.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 88% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 78.5% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 72.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.7% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.6% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 78.6% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 59.1% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 70.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66.1% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.5% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80.4% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.8% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 84% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.9% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 77.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.6% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 73.3% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.4% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.7% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 74.3% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.6% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 72.7% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 71.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 74.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.2% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 76% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 74.8% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 47% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 59.8% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 59.8% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 54.8% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 53.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 63% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 63.9% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 63.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 69.5% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 70.3% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 57% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 65.4% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 75% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 68.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 71.6% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 76.9% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.7% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 77.2% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 75.4% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 67.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.2% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 65.5% | 74.3% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 74.4% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 61.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.1% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.7% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 60.5% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.9% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 56.8% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.4% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 68% | 73% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 54% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 67.3% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 66% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 73.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 62.6% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.6% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 69.6% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 68.2% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,002.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,833.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,462.0 |
* Monarch Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.