About Monrovia Schools

About Monrovia Schools

Monrovia Unified School District is located in the city of Monrovia, California approximately 20 miles northeast of the city of Los Angeles, at the base of the beautiful San Gabriel mountain range. The District has an Early Learning Center which houses a Child Development Program and a Pre-K Program. The District also has five elementary schools, two middle schools, one comprehensive high school, one continuation high school, one alternative program campus, which houses an Independent Study Program, a Home Study Program, and an Opportunity Program, as well as a large, active adult education program. Monrovia Unified School District covers the community of Monrovia, and portions of Arcadia and Duarte.

The Monrovia Schools are proud of their many recent accomplishments and recognitions. To name a few...

• Winner of the California School Board Association Golden Bell Award for an exemplary safety program.
• Visit by the President of the United States in recognition for achievements with "Safe City / Safe Schools" program.
• Bradoaks Elementary School, Mayflower Elementary School, Monroe Elementary School, Wild Rose Elementary School, and Clifton Middle School designated as California Distinguished Schools. Santa Fe Middle School is a candidate for the 2007 California Distinguished School Award.
• Monroe Elementary School and Plymouth Elementary School designated as Title 1 Achieving Schools for 2 years in a row
• Mayflower Elementary School designated as a Title 1 Achieving School.

About Our Community

Monrovia has been named "All American City" by the National Civic League, the highest honor and most prestigious award that can go to an American community. It means that Monrovia demonstrated to the entire nation that a town of diverse people can face and solve its problems through cooperation, broad-based participation, public-private partnerships, and creative solutions. Across the country, Monrovians are recognized as people who work well together and that life here is better because of what we have accomplished.

Monrovia covers 13.7 square miles and has approximately 38,100 residents. The community is culturally diverse with a 43% minority population. The city of Monrovia and the schools work closely and cooperatively to provide all residents with a positive learning environment and powerful learning experiences.