Summary:
ZIP code 02176 contains exactly one high school: Melrose High, part of the Melrose district in Massachusetts. It serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 967 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 (2024–2025) and per-student spending of $14,432 (2020–2021). Since there is only one high school here, families should judge it against district and state benchmarks rather than other local high schools.
Melrose High ranks 51st of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 — the 86th percentile with 4 stars — after placing 46th of 349 the prior year. The Melrose district overall ranks 29th of 351 with 5 stars. In every reported MCAS Next Generation test, the school outperforms both the district and the state. Tenth-grade ELA proficiency was 78.37% in 2025–2026 versus 45.48% statewide, and 82.45% in 2024–2025 versus 50.66% statewide. Math proficiency was 67.22% (state: 43.73%) and Science 60.89% (state: 40.50%).
ELA is the standout subject, while Math is lower in absolute terms but still about 19.74 to 23.49 points above the state. Science fell from 71.49% to 60.89% year over year — a notable one-year decline that reflects different cohorts and should be read cautiously, though the latest result remains 20.39 points above the state. Graduation is 98.8%, above the district's 97.6%, and the dropout rate is 0.4%, matching the district. Note that the free/reduced lunch percentage is not reported in this extract and is unknown, not zero, and the spending figure is from 2020–2021.
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