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Roosevelt

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

253 Vinton Street, Melrose, MA 02176 · (781) 979-2270 · Part of Melrose School District

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

Directions
Students
406
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Roosevelt

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Melrose kids: Melrose Middle

On the path

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

K–5RooseveltYou are here
6–8Melrose Middle886 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

253 Vinton Street, Melrose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 168
Grade 268
Grade 366
Grade 482
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
421’20
417’21
408’22
403’23
406’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 6%Asian 6%Black 5%Hispanic 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roosevelt from Melrose families.

Other schools in Melrose School District

The district →
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Melrose
246 students14:1
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

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.