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Winthrop

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

162 First Street, Melrose, MA 02176 · (781) 979-2280 · Part of Melrose School District

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

Directions
Students
392
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Winthrop

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 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–5WinthropYou are here
6–8Melrose Middle886 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
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 ↗

162 First Street, Melrose

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 173
Grade 258
Grade 369
Grade 463
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
393’20
398’21
383’22
401’23
392’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Winthrop 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
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.