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Melrose, MA
Public School Ratings




Melrose Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Melrose School District details

Melrose School District
360 Lynn Fells Pkwy
Melrose, MA 02176

3,895 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Melrose School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.2% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
43%
62%
45%
59%
42%
60%
43%
62%
45%
59%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Early Childhood Center School
16 Franklin Street
Melrose, MA, 02176
PK-KG
Herbert Clark Hoover School
37 Glendower Road
Melrose, MA, 02176
KG-05
Horace Mann School
40 Damon Avenue
Melrose, MA, 02176
KG-05
Lincoln School
80 West Wyoming Avenue
Melrose, MA, 02176
KG-05
Melrose High School
360 Lynn Fells Parkway
Melrose, MA, 02176
09-12
Melrose Middle School
350 Lynn Fells Parkway
Melrose, MA, 02176
06-08
Roosevelt School
253 Vinton Street
Melrose, MA, 02176
KG-05
Winthrop School
162 First Street
Melrose, MA, 02176
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.6% 57.0%
Black 5.9% 9.8%
Hispanic 6.5% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,177 $35,744,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,202 $4,682,000 7.1%
Staff $1,111 $4,327,000 6.6%
General Administration $122 $477,000 0.7%
School Administration $728 $2,835,000 4.3%
Operation $1,123 $4,376,000 6.6%
Transportation $422 $1,643,000 2.5%
Other $394 $1,535,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,103 $19,875,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,622 $10,213,000 15.5%
Total Expenditures $16,902 $65,832,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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