James Monroe Elementary School is located in the West Logan Square Community with a current student enrollment of 984 students, preschool through eighth grade. Our racial/ethnic composition is 90.2 % Hispanic, 2.7% Caucasian, 3.2% African-American and . 2% Asian Pacific. 13% of our students receive Special Education Services on an IEP. Our attendance rate is among the top tiers of CPS and above 95
.0% with a student mobility rate of 20.9% and 94.3% low income . 34.1% of our students are scheduled within our English Language Learner Program. Our Location
We are the cornerstone, neighborhood school of Logan Square located only 3 blocks from the Logan Square Eagle who is our mascot featured proudly in our logo and on the right hand side of your screen. We are housed in three buildings, our historic main building (grades 2-8), our Annex (PreK-1) and our mobiles (Music Department). Student Entry runs as a "Kiss and Go" drop off lane on Monticello Avenue and Schubert Avenue for parents wherein our volunteers valet each student in personally. Our main entrance for visitors is 3651 W. Schubert Avenue. Our Growth
Monroe is rapidly on the rise, recently moving up two levels on the Chicago Public Schools performance policy to a 2+. We are running the highest levels of student attendance, parent feedback, and standardized test scores in Monroe history. We will soon be a Level 1+!! Our most impressive and above average scores for the nation are rooted in our teaching that results in robust student growth on the NWEA test. Our Academics
We offer a rigorous, engaging, and differentiated curriculum everyday for our students. All students' academic schedule includes an individualized Intervention Block wherein they receive help or enrichment in the targeted skills they need. Additionally students' at Monroe are enriched with Fine Arts Elective Programming grades 5-8 that builds upon their skills they learn in Library, Physical Education, Health, Spanish, Band and Orchestra programming every day k-2. Our Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) work is leading the city and is explained more here and in our Vertical Ladder here. Our Flagship Programs
We are also leaders in the Fine Arts, with an award-winning Band & Orchestra program, with Arts classes, Technology and Library Resource as well! We were recently featured in this video: http://lnkd.in/bekfi7T Here is the link to our Music Department Page
Our Magnet World Language Program attracts all types of students from all over the city to an engaging, rigorous, and culturally enriching program that emboldens students as bilingual.