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Schools in Melbourne · Melbourne School District

Melbourne’s public schools outscore 94% of Arkansas districts

55% of students in Melbourne’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Melbourne, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 15 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 12 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 2% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
839 students on the public path
In brief

Melbourne’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,879 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Melbourne High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Melbourne’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 94% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are above the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 94%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (223)Better than 97%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 505 test results could put Melbourne anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Melbourne’s students in the tested grades sat them (505 in math, 505 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Melbourne, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Melbourne Elementary SchoolMelbourne School DistrictA
7–12Melbourne High SchoolMelbourne School DistrictA−

Melbourne’s public schools are run by Melbourne School District, which also serves Guion and Mount Pleasant. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Melbourne School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 839 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,879AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 39.9% · 505 students tested
Math50%
State average 38.3% · 505 students tested

Melbourne vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Melbourne’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MelbourneAMelbourne

Every school in Melbourne

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Melbourneby address
Melbourne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
458 students13:1Rate it →
Melbourne High School
High · Grades 7–12
A−
381 students7:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Ozarka College Technical Center).

Questions about Melbourne’s schools

Are Melbourne’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Melbourne children attend outscore 94% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Melbourne in?

Melbourne School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 839 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Melbourne spend per student?

$13,879 in Melbourne School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.