📍 566 5th Ave Ne, Melrose, Stearns County, 56352
Melrose Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Melrose, Stearns County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melrose Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melrose Elementary enrolls 471 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 162 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 471 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 59 for a reduced price. 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 12.
Melrose Elementary is one of 3 schools in MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MELROSE, Minnesota. The district serves 1,313 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Melrose Elementary is close to the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant