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Herbert Clark Hoover

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

37 Glendower Road, Melrose, MA 02176 · (781) 979-2180 · Part of Melrose School District

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

Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Herbert Clark Hoover

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Melrose kids: Melrose Middle

On the path

Where Melrose kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Herbert Clark HooverYou are here
6–8Melrose Middle886 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

37 Glendower Road, Melrose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten33
Grade 156
Grade 235
Grade 345
Grade 445
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
300’20
297’21
303’22
283’23
260’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 10%Asian 9%Black 7%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Herbert Clark Hoover from Melrose families.

Other schools in Melrose School District

The district →
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
Horace Mann
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose
A
254 students15:1
Melrose Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose
B+
886 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Melrose’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.