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Melrose School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Melrose.

Melrose’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,815
Schools
8
Spent per student
$17,627
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Melrose School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 34% less per student than the MA average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Melrose 29,597

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Melrose. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Melrose MiddleThis district
9–12Melrose HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency58%
State average 40.7% · 1,981 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 43.7% · 1,982 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.2% · 227 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,627 per student · 34% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,701’20
3,748’21
3,849’22
3,892’23
3,815’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Asian 7%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Melrose
246 students14:1
Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
A−
406 students15:1
Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
B
404 students13:1
Winthrop
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
A
392 students16:1
Herbert Clark Hoover
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
B+
260 students14:1
Horace Mann
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
A
254 students15:1
Melrose Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose
B+
886 students13:1
Melrose High
High · Grades 9–12 · Melrose
A
967 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Malden School DistrictMalden
$21,073per student
Stoneham School DistrictStoneham
$22,611per student
Wakefield School DistrictWakefield
$22,529per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.