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B+

Melrose Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Melrose.

Melrose’s Schools page →

Students
271
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,003
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Melrose Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $1,107 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Melrose. Grade by grade →

PK–5Melrose ElementaryThis district
6–8Melrose JuniorThis district
9–12Melrose HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 24.5% · 135 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 33.8% · 135 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 76.5% · 14 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,003 per student · 2% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 86%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
292’20
267’21
295’22
294’23
271’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 7%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.