📍 546 5th Ave Ne, Melrose, Stearns County, 56352
Melrose Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Melrose, Stearns County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melrose Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.5:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melrose Middle enrolls 334 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 334 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 334 students, Melrose Middle is smaller than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant