Melrose Public School District

Summary:

The Melrose Public School District consists of three schools: Melrose Secondary (high school), Melrose Elementary, and Melrose Middle. The district serves students from the Melrose area and has a mix of strong-performing and potentially challenging schools.

Melrose Secondary stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 129th out of 450 Minnesota high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently demonstrates high proficiency rates on MCA-III math and reading assessments, exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, Melrose Secondary has a relatively low dropout rate of 4.4% and a strong 84.2% four-year graduation rate.

Melrose Elementary also performs well, with proficiency rates on MCA-III assessments that often match or exceed the district and state averages, particularly in 4th-grade math. In contrast, Melrose Middle School, while maintaining proficiency rates in line with the district and state, has seen some fluctuations in its statewide ranking and performance, suggesting potential areas for improvement.

District Detail

546 5th Ave NE
Melrose, MN 56352-1108

(320) 256-5160

SchoolDigger Rank:
148^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,313

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 256-5160	512	40	12.9	48.0%	310 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.8	487^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.3	439^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.2%	48	50.0	58.2	37.3					49.6	40.5	46.2	47.8					44.8	$11,747
Melrose Secondary	Public	9-12	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	505	29	17.3	33.7%	357 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	140 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	71.6	129^th of 450 public high schools	71.3%		73.5	115^th of 480 public high schools	76.0%	14							53.0	53.0							48.7	48.7	$12,337
Melrose Middle	Public	6-8	546 5th Ave NE	Melrose	56352	Stearns County	Melrose Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 256-5160	296	19	15.7	39.2%	202 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	64	162^nd of 519 public middle schools	68.8%		47.8	285^th of 545 public middle schools	47.7%	123				40.9	40.2	51.0		44.0				38.9	50.4	48.0		46.8	$9,795

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Central Education District	0.84 mi	5
Sauk Centre Public School District	7.34 mi	3	208^th
Albany Public School District	11.95 mi	5	47^th
Upsala Public School District	14.08 mi	2	137^th
Holdingford Public School District	16.83 mi	2	190^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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