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Melrose Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

3,892

Students per teacher

13.8

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

4.7 sq mi

State

Melrose is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Melrose). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Melrose on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Melrose

Average SchoolGrade

Meeting or exceeding expectations

100%

Exceeding

57%

Avg actual scores

65.7%

Avg projected

58.3%

7 of 8 schools in Melrose carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 6B: 1

Best schools in Melrose

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

A+ Horace Mann (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
A Melrose High (High school, meets expectations)
A Winthrop (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A Roosevelt (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
A- Herbert Clark Hoover (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
A- Lincoln (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
B+ Melrose Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)

Every school in Melrose

All schools, A to Z (8)

Early Childhood Center, Melrose
A- Herbert Clark Hoover, Melrose
A+ Horace Mann, Melrose
A- Lincoln, Melrose
A Melrose High, Melrose
B+ Melrose Middle, Melrose
A Roosevelt, Melrose
A Winthrop, Melrose

Where Melrose schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

Melrose (8)

About this district

State: Best schools in Massachusetts
County: Middlesex County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 3,892 students with 283 full-time-equivalent teachers and 518 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2507620
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Malden (7 schools, 2 mi)
Stoneham (5 schools, 2 mi)
Saugus (4 schools, 2 mi)
Wakefield (7 schools, 3 mi)
Medford (8 schools, 3 mi)
Everett (10 schools, 3 mi)
Revere (11 schools, 4 mi)
Chelsea (11 schools, 4 mi)

Questions about Melrose

How many schools are in Melrose?

SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Melrose, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Melrose serve?

The largest by graded schools: Melrose.

How good are the schools in Melrose?

Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 65.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Melrose?

3,892 students were enrolled in Melrose in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Melrose?

Melrose is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Melrose. Its boundary covers about 4.7 sq mi.