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Melrose Middle

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Melrose Middle ranks 92 nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Melrose Middle is a grades 6–8 school with 886 students in Melrose, MA, a suburban community just north of Boston. In 2025–2026 it ranked 92nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 81st percentile with 4 stars — while the Melrose district as a whole ranked 29th of 351 districts statewide (92nd percentile, 5 stars). The school has been remarkably consistent: over the past decade its rank percentile stayed between 77 and 85, and it earned 4 stars every year.

Among nearby middle schools, Melrose Middle is the second-highest ranked, behind only McCall Middle in Winchester. Its clearest strengths are English language arts (57.50% proficient, about 17 points above the state) and civics (64.89%, roughly 25 points above the state and second only to McCall nearby). It also ranks in the 84th percentile for effectiveness with special education students. Math (51.38%) is essentially tied with Galvin Middle School in Wakefield for second nearby, while science (49.47%) trails McCall, Galvin, Stoneham Central Middle School, and Medford's Madeleine Dugger Andrews. Compared with middle schools in surrounding communities such as Medford, Woburn, Saugus, Revere, and Lynn, Melrose is substantially stronger overall.

A few trends are worth watching. ELA has edged up over three years and civics has improved, but math slipped from 56.03 to 51.38, and 8th-grade math (45.39%) is the lowest tested area — still above district and state, but by a narrower margin. Effectiveness rankings for some student groups, including Asian students and low-income students, declined in 2025–2026 and are areas to monitor. Notably, Melrose Middle posts these results with the lowest per-student spending among the nearby schools shown ($13,313 in 2020–2021, older data) and a 13.2 student-teacher ratio.

886

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,533

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

350 Lynn Fells Parkway
Melrose, MA 02176

(781) 979-2100

District: Melrose

Students who attend Melrose Middle usually attend:

High:

Melrose High

Feeder schools for Melrose Middle:

Elementary:	Early Childhood Center
	Herbert Clark Hoover
	Horace Mann
	Lincoln
	More...
	Roosevelt
	Winthrop

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Massachusetts middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg61%

Massachusetts avg41%

92^nd of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 351Melrose among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	92 of 478	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	95 of 484	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	88 of 493	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	90 of 501	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	78 of 497	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	77 of 501	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	97 of 498	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	78 of 484	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.7	114 of 487	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	76 of 482	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	71 of 441	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	68.3	154 of 455	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.6	155 of 455	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.0	154 of 455	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	141 of 449	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	158 of 434	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	178 of 409	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	145 of 407	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.0	119 of 399	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	112 of 399	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	71.3	99 of 356	72.2%	★★★★☆
2004	60.4	144 of 344	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.5	148 of 339	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	114 of 215	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	73 of 206	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	81 of 202	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	140 of 209	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	183 of 212	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	139 of 193	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	59 of 195	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	47 of 172	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	96 of 131	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	85 of 127	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	80 of 120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	75 of 134	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	72 of 135	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	65 of 123	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	80 of 128	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	54 of 119	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	69.9	77 of 445	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	80 of 431	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	60 of 424	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	52 of 417	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	69.9	10 of 135	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	88 of 468	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	84 of 473	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	81 of 481	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	84 of 489	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	76 of 494	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	72 of 483	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	66 of 478	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	61 of 463	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	123 of 383	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	92 of 376	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	39 of 378	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	76 of 364	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	81 of 368	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	55 of 335	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	83 of 322	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	188 of 461	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.3	95 of 464	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	154 of 469	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	198 of 481	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	194 of 489	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	226 of 462	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	166 of 452	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	139 of 438	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	99 of 470	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	118 of 473	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	101 of 483	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	109 of 489	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	85 of 497	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	82 of 485	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	121 of 478	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	98 of 466	79.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	42 of 112	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	30 of 116	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	30 of 98	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	41 of 110	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	30 of 102	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	27 of 92	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	29 of 87	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	25 of 84	70.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	71 of 436	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	90 of 435	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	83 of 441	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	78 of 444	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	175 of 503	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	154 of 489	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	127 of 484	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	142 of 467	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	80.4	83 of 491	83.1%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	86.4	41 of 339	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	91 of 393	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	105 of 386	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	92 of 392	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	80 of 403	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	69 of 404	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	65 of 401	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	81 of 396	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	62 of 395	84.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2021)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)88th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Civics65%+25 vs state

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

Mathematics51%+10 vs state

Science49%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	350 Lynn Fells Parkway	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2100	886	67	13.2	17.7%	645 (72.8%)	52 (5.9%)	57 (6.4%)	63 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	78.5	92^nd of 478 public middle schools	80.8%		78.2	95^th of 484 public middle schools	80.4%	3		54.0	59.7	58.7	57.5		52.9	56.5	45.4	51.4		49.5	49.5	64.9	$15,533
Stoneham Central Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Central Street	Stoneham	02180	Middlesex County	Stoneham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 279-3840	689	66	10.4	22.1%	508 (73.7%)	24 (3.5%)	91 (13.2%)	37 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	61.9	160^th of 478 public middle schools	66.5%		67.2	140^th of 484 public middle schools	71.1%	20	36.0	25.0	42.0	55.4	39.1	46.9	38.7	44.2	47.3	44.2	54.3	58.5	56.2	54.7	$20,720
Saugus Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Pearce Memorial Dr.	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5027	616	45	13.6	46.6%	314 (51.0%)	39 (6.3%)	181 (29.4%)	50 (8.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	33.8	298^th of 478 public middle schools	37.7%		31.7	315^th of 484 public middle schools	34.9%	17		24.6	19.7	28.4	24.0		27.0	17.9	54.0	32.4		36.3	36.3	30.3	$17,462
Galvin Middle School	Public	5-8	525 Main Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6410	1,056	96	10.9	15.3%	809 (76.6%)	37 (3.5%)	113 (10.7%)	47 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.2%)	75.8	101^st of 478 public middle schools	78.9%		78.3	94^th of 484 public middle schools	80.6%	7	59.0	55.1	54.7	53.9	55.7	48.8	58.6	51.4	47.8	51.4	61.4	54.4	58.0	47.2	$19,997
McCall Middle	Public	6-8	458 Main Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7026	1,036	82	12.6	9.1%	677 (65.3%)	11 (1.1%)	36 (3.5%)	220 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.7%)	94.2	27^th of 478 public middle schools	94.4%		95.1	20^th of 484 public middle schools	95.9%	7		60.5	69.3	69.9	66.4		73.8	71.9	82.2	75.9		74.2	74.2	74.1	$18,195
Susan B. Anthony Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7520	545	61	8.9	65.1%	147 (27.0%)	15 (2.8%)	351 (64.4%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	21	383^rd of 478 public middle schools	19.9%		26.2	347^th of 484 public middle schools	28.3%	36		25.0	19.6	22.9	22.6		28.8	11.0	22.9	21.1		18.3	18.3	21.1	$22,296
Madeleine Dugger Andrews	Public	6-8	3000 Mystic Valley Pkwy	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2228	435	49	8.9	29.4%	269 (61.8%)	45 (10.3%)	63 (14.5%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	64.1	150^th of 478 public middle schools	68.6%		59.9	178^th of 484 public middle schools	63.2%	28		45.3	45.8	49.6	46.8		44.9	31.8	43.2	40.2		55.1	55.1	53.8	$22,740
John J. McGlynn Middle School	Public	6-8	3004 Mystic Valley Parkway	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2333	464	53	8.8	48.1%	232 (50.0%)	67 (14.4%)	88 (19.0%)	40 (8.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	38.7	267^th of 478 public middle schools	44.1%		35.5	288^th of 484 public middle schools	40.5%	21		27.7	33.1	32.1	30.9		25.7	36.6	31.3	31.2		35.4	35.4	34.6	$24,808
Breed Middle School	Public	6-8	90 OCallaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7330	1,265	98	12.8	74.9%	109 (8.6%)	95 (7.5%)	927 (73.3%)	101 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	12.2	433^rd of 478 public middle schools	9.4%		12.1	435^th of 484 public middle schools	10.1%	2		9.3	19.3	17.8	15.7		7.5	9.1	10.9	9.2		16.7	16.7	15.6	$20,084
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	33 Middle Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8230	521	51	10.2	41.8%	325 (62.4%)	44 (8.4%)	89 (17.1%)	41 (7.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	38.1	270^th of 478 public middle schools	43.5%		46.5	231^st of 484 public middle schools	52.3%	39		27.4	34.0	36.0	32.5		17.2	26.5	36.7	26.9		35.8	35.8	36.7	$22,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Melrose Middle

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What is the racial makeup of Melrose Middle?

Students at Melrose Middle are 73% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Is Melrose Middle a good school?

Melrose Middle ranks 92^nd of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Melrose Middle attend?

Students who attend Melrose Middle usually go on to attend Melrose High

How many students attend Melrose Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Melrose Middle.

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