Summary:
Elementary schools in ZIP code 02176 serve Melrose, Massachusetts, where six elementary-level schools enroll about 1,962 students: five K–5 schools (Roosevelt, Lincoln, Winthrop, Herbert Clark Hoover, and Horace Mann) totaling 1,716 students, plus the PK–K Early Childhood Center, all in the Melrose district, which is rated 29th of 351 districts statewide.
Horace Mann is the academic standout, ranking 12th of 899 elementary schools in 2025–26 (99th percentile, 5 stars) with the group's highest ELA (78.29), math (81.54), and science (84.09) scores. Winthrop follows at 27th of 899 (97th percentile, 5 stars) and manages it with the lowest K–5 per-student spending ($11,470) and highest student–teacher ratio (15.8). Roosevelt has climbed sharply, from 143rd to 54th over three years, now 94th percentile. Hoover (125th, 86th percentile, 4 stars) and Lincoln (147th, 84th percentile, 4 stars) round out the K–5 group, and both have improved each year.
All five K–5 schools exceed state proficiency figures in ELA, math, and science, and even the lowest-ranked, Lincoln, sits in the 84th percentile. Science is the most variable subject, spanning 56.34 at Lincoln to 84.09 at Horace Mann, with large one-year science gains at Roosevelt (+15.84) and Horace Mann (+15.04). Resources do not track performance in a straight line: Lincoln spends the most among K–5 schools ($13,755) with the smallest classes (13.0 students per teacher) but ranks lowest, while Winthrop spends least and ranks second. The Early Childhood Center has no MCAS or ranking data because it serves PK–K only; its $20,350 per-student spending reflects early-childhood cost structures. Free/reduced-lunch data is blank in the source, so socioeconomic context could not be assessed.
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