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Schools in Freeport

Freeport’s public schools

Melrose Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Freeport. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
1
1,313 students on the public path
In brief

Freeport’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Freeport’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Melrose Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Melrose Middle lowest (49%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Freeport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Melrose Elementaryin MelroseB
6–8Melrose Middlein MelroseB−
9–12Melrose Secondaryin MelroseB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Melrose Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Melrose Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,313 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,713MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 51.1% · 695 students tested
Math48%
State average 44.8% · 681 students tested

Freeport vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Freeport’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Freeport—Melrose Public
Oak—Melrose Public
Millwood—Melrose Public

All 2 neighbors share Melrose Public with Freeport, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Freeport

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Freeportin other towns
Melrose Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Melrose
B
512 students13:1Rate it →
Melrose Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose
B−
296 students16:1Rate it →
Melrose Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Melrose
B
505 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Sacred Heart School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
Private · Catholic
147 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Freeport’s schools

Are Freeport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Freeport. Melrose Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Freeport. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Freeport in?

Melrose Public School District.

Where do Freeport kids go to high school?

Melrose Secondary.

Are there private schools in Freeport?

Yes: Sacred Heart School (grades PK–6, 147 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.