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Schools in Melrose

Melrose’s public schools

Albia Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melrose. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,060 students on the public path
In brief

Melrose’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Melrose’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Albia Middle School places highest (better than 79%); Lincoln Center lowest (50%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Melrose, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Grant Centerin AlbiaNo scores
3–6Lincoln Centerin AlbiaB−
7–8Albia Middle Schoolin AlbiaA−
9–12Albia High Schoolin AlbiaA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Albia Community School District.

The district

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

Albia Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,123 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,872IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 69.7% · 753 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 756 students tested

Melrose vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Melrose’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melrose—Albia

Every school in Melrose

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

Also serving Melrosein other towns
Grant Center
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Albia
239 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Center
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Albia
B−
320 students15:1Rate it →
Albia Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Albia
A−
153 students26:1Rate it →
Albia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Albia
A−
348 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Melrose’s schools

Are Melrose’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Melrose. Albia Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melrose. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Melrose in?

Albia Community School District.

Where do Melrose kids go to high school?

Albia High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.