Photo: Grk1011/Stephen · CC BY-SA 3.0Melrose’s public schools outscore 82% of Massachusetts districts
Math proficiency in Melrose’s districts is 58%, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Melrose, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Melrose’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 260 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Melrose’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 58% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,627 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Melrose Middle, then Melrose High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Mary's School (private) and Melrose Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Melrose’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Massachusetts school districts, #49 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Melrose, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Melrose
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 246 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Melrose
Melrose Middle
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Melrose
Melrose Middle
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Melrose
Melrose Middle
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Melrose
Melrose High
Grades 9–12 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Melrose
Melrose High
Grades 9–12 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Melrose
Melrose High
Grades 9–12 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Melrose
Melrose High
Grades 9–12 · 967 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Melrose’s public schools are run by Melrose School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Melrose vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Melrose’s borders.
Every school in Melrose
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Melrose’s schools
Are Melrose’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Melrose children attend outscore 82% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #49 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Melrose in?
Melrose School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,815 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Melrose kids go to high school?
Melrose High, with 967 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Melrose’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Melrose School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Melrose spend per student?
$17,627 in Melrose School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Melrose?
Yes: St. Mary's School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 201 students) and Melrose Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 68 students).
Parents talk
What Melrose families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.