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Monroe Schools
Monroe is a public school district in Florida, based in Monroe County (Key West). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Monroe on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Monroe
18 of 21 schools in Monroe carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 9D: 1
Best schools in Monroe
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Sigsbee Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Treasure Village Montessori Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Big Pine Academy (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Ocean Studies Charter (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Plantation Key School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Monroe Virtual Franchise (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Stanley Switlik Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Poinciana Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Key West High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ May Sands Montessori School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Monroe
All schools, A to Z (21)
- A Big Pine Academy, Big Pine Key
- B Coral Shores High School, Tavernier
- B- Gerald Adams Elementary School, Key West
- B Horace Obryant School, Key West
- B Key Largo School, Key Largo
- B+ Key West High School, Key West
- D+ Keys Center, Key West
- Lower Keys Academic Connections For Excellence, Key West
- B- Marathon School, Marathon
- B+ May Sands Montessori School, Key West
- A Monroe Virtual Franchise, Key West
- Monroe Virtual Instruction Program, Key West
- A Ocean Studies Charter, Tavernier
- A Plantation Key School, Tavernier
- A- Poinciana Elementary School, Key West
- A Sigsbee Charter School, Key West
- B+ Somerset Island Prep, Key West
- A- Stanley Switlik Elementary School, Marathon
- B- Sugarloaf School, Summerland Key
- A Treasure Village Montessori Charter School, Islamorada
- Upper Keys Academic Connections For Excellence, Tavernier
Where Monroe schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Key West (11)
- Tavernier (4)
- Marathon (2)
- Big Pine Key (1)
- Islamorada (1)
- Key Largo (1)
- Summerland Key (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Monroe County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,908 students with 609 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,247 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201320
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Miami-Dade (496 schools, 32 mi)
- Collier (65 schools, 44 mi)
- Broward (324 schools, 54 mi)
- Hendry (12 schools, 66 mi)
- Palm Beach (223 schools, 82 mi)
- LEE (111 schools, 90 mi)
- Glades (6 schools, 95 mi)
- Charlotte (23 schools, 110 mi)
Questions about Monroe
How many schools are in Monroe?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in Monroe, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Monroe serve?
The largest by graded schools: Key West, Tavernier, Marathon, Big Pine Key, Islamorada and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Monroe?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 53.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.8%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Monroe?
8,908 students were enrolled in Monroe in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Monroe?
Monroe is in Florida, based in Monroe County, with its district office in Key West. Its boundary covers about 983 sq mi.