📍 360 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose, Middlesex County, 02176
Melrose High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Melrose, Middlesex County. The school has 926 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melrose school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melrose High enrolls 926 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 7.9% Black or African American and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 692 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 50 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Melrose High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-50, state senate district 23, state house district 149.
Melrose High is one of 8 schools in Melrose, based in Melrose, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,815 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 926 students, Melrose High is larger than the district average of about 477 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large