2024-25 Profile*
Monarch Elementary
224 Five Forks Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
Telephone: (864) 452-0600
Fax: (864) 452-0690
www.greenville.k12.sc.us/monarch/
Grades: 4K - 5th Grade
Enrollment: 889
School Location: Near Five Forks in Simpsonville
Principal: Mark Loach
Email: mloach@greenville.k12.sc.us
Awards and Honors
- Palmetto's Finest Winner 2016-17
- Palmetto's Finest Finalist 2016-17
- TransformSC 2016-Present
- American Heart Association Fit-Friendly Worksite Gold Achievement
- 7 National Board Certified Teachers
- Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- SC PTA Volunteer of the Year 2012-2013
- 100% PTA Membership Award 2012-present
- 2012-2013 PTA Top 10 Membership Award (106%)
- PTA 500 Member Club 2012-present
- 2012-2013 PTA Silver Oak Leaf Association
- Safe Kids Upstate School 2013-present
- 2012-2013 PTA State Reflection Winners
- Spring Sing participants 2013-present
- State Honors Chorus participants 2012-present
- 2012-2013 Greenville County Schools Science Teacher of the Year
- Roper Mountain District Science Center Fair winners 2013, 2014
- 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 District Basketball Hoop Shoot winners
- 2013 RMSC Holiday Lights Second Place
- 2014 RMSC Holiday Lights First Place
- 2014-15 Teacher of the Year Top Ten Finalist
- FLL Lego Robotics District, State, and National Competitions
- Recipient of Grants totaling over $50,000
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 United Way Campaign Awards of Excellence
- 2012 United Way Campaign Premier Award
- 2012, 2014 United Way Campaign Award of Advancement
- Jump Rope for Heart honors 2012-present
- South Carolina Chess Association winners
- Palmetto Gold Achievement Award 2013-2014, 2014-2015
- 2014 Upstate Bridge Competition 1st Place Best Architectural Design
- 2014 Upstate Bridge Competition 3rd Place Best Structural Design
- 2015 Upstate Bridge Competition 1st Best Structural Design
- 2015 Upstate Bridge Competition 2nd Place Best Craftsmanship
- 2016 Upstate Bridge Competition 1st Place Best Craftsmanship
- 2017 Upstate Bridge Competition 3rd Place Best Structural Design
- 2018 Upstate Bridge Competition 3rd Place Best Structural Design and 3rd Place Best Architectural Design
- 2019 Upstate Bridge Competition 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Best Structural Design and 2nd place Best Architectural Design
- Greenville County Science Teachers Association (GCSTA) 100% Teacher Membership 2013-2014
- Distinguished Arts Program Grant Award 2015-2016
For a closer look...
For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/monarch/
If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.
For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
Facilities
111,881 square foot, single-story facility opened in 2012 • Designed to facilitate collaborative, project- based learning • Ergonomically-designed furniture throughout the building • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification • STEAM Lab with Promethean tables • Computer Lab • Butterfly Garden • Interactive Promethean Boards in all classrooms • 8 Outdoor Basketball Court • Wireless Internet • Discovery Lab • Virtual Field Trips
Faculty Profile
- Administrators: 2
- Teachers/Professional Staff: 58
- Support Staff: 41
Outstanding Features/Programs
- Project-based Learning
- Health Science Focus
- Gifted and Talented Program
- Grandparents Week/Book Fair
- Scientists-on-Site
- 3rd Grade South Carolina in Review Play
- WKID News Network Show
- Artists in Residences
- 2nd Grade Musical Performances
- Auditioned 4th/5th Grade Chorus and Bucket Drums
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- Clinical Speakers/Career Connections
- Friends of Monarch
- Healthy Choices Café
- Junior Beta Club
- Chess Club
- Lego Robotics Teams
- Monarch Extended Day Program
- Monarch Mentors
- Monapalooza Carnival
- Monarch Spirit Rock #monarchrocks
- Partnership with Prisma Health
- PTA Curriculum-Based Events
- Reading Intervention (K5-3rd)
- Running Club for 3rd – 5th
- Safety Patrols
- Service Learning Projects
- Mindfulness Project
- S.T.E.A.M. Events
- Student Council
- Veterans Day Program