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Melrose Elementary

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Melrose Elementary ranks 400 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Melrose Elementary is a PK–5 school in Melrose, MN, serving 512 students in the Melrose Public School District, a small central Minnesota community. Its 2025–26 rank is 400th of 869 ranked Minnesota elementary schools — 54th percentile, 3 stars — while the district sits at 155th of 458 districts, or 66th percentile.

On 2025–26 tests, Melrose students scored 52.6% proficient in math, above the district's 47.9% and the state's 44.9%; 46.8% in reading, above the district's 45.0% but just below the state's 48.6%; and 27.8% in science, above both the district (25.8%) and state (25.5%). The school serves a relatively high-poverty population: 48.05% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, the highest rate among the nearby schools compared here. Even so, Melrose outperforms its closest neighbor, Sauk Centre Elementary (7.33 miles away), in math (52.6% vs. 45.7%) and reading (46.8% vs. 35.3%), and also tops Swanville Elementary and Upsala Elementary. It trails the higher-performing group of Albany Elementary, Avon Elementary, and Holdingford Elementary, which rank in the 77th–83rd percentile and generally score 10–16 points higher in math and reading.

Melrose improved in 2025–26: math rose from 49.57% to 52.6%, reading from 44.83% to 46.8%, and science from 22.39% to 27.8%, lifting the school from 44th percentile and 2 stars to 54th percentile and 3 stars. Grade-level results are uneven — 3rd-grade math (71.6%) and 5th-grade reading (56.7%) are well above state averages, while 4th-grade math (39.7%) and reading (34.7%) lag. Science has swung widely in recent years, so it is worth watching. The clearest concern is the school's effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner students, at the 10th percentile with 1 star, low for a second straight year. The low-income subgroup, by contrast, ranks at the 55th percentile, above the school's overall standing.

512

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,747

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

566 5th Ave NE
Melrose, MN 56352-1108

(320) 256-5160

District: Melrose Public School District

Students who attend Melrose Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Melrose Middle
High:	Melrose Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

38.3%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Minnesota avg43%

400^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 458Melrose Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	400 of 869	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	487 of 872	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	439 of 881	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	431 of 845	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	464 of 858	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	463 of 869	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	497 of 870	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	377 of 847	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.6	568 of 853	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.4	446 of 848	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	547 of 840	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	602 of 826	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.0	601 of 824	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.4	591 of 820	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	620 of 814	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	634 of 803	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.9	540 of 781	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	591 of 777	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.1	460 of 756	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.5	546 of 685	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.5	565 of 676	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.4	545 of 674	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	274 of 305	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	283 of 303	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	114 of 303	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	146 of 276	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	57 of 175	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	83 of 239	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	73 of 242	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	375 of 790	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	437 of 799	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	330 of 809	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	413 of 787	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	432 of 799	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	492 of 783	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	541 of 787	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	410 of 774	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	117 of 256	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	128 of 238	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	106 of 249	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	136 of 214	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	71 of 209	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	28 of 153	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	102 of 219	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	97 of 220	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	347 of 764	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	435 of 764	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	404 of 793	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	350 of 774	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	312 of 663	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	343 of 683	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	332 of 740	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	287 of 728	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	392 of 807	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	497 of 812	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	497 of 826	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	428 of 799	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	458 of 808	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	361 of 784	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	369 of 798	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	326 of 779	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	316 of 579	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	320 of 562	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	306 of 572	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	342 of 524	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	342 of 500	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	222 of 417	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	434 of 515	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.4	174 of 463	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	290 of 710	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	306 of 714	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	323 of 730	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	271 of 712	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	337 of 725	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	364 of 710	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	316 of 722	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	144 of 712	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)59th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math53%+8 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					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 (2025)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 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%)	55.3	400^th of 869 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.8	487^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.2%	87	46.6	34.7	56.7		46.8	27.8	27.8	71.6	39.7	44.4		52.6	$11,747
Sauk Centre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	901 State Rd	Sauk Centre	56378	Stearns County	Sauk Centre Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 352-6521	368	36	10.0	41.0%	274 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	35	609^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.9%		30.7	639^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.7%	30	23.6	47.8			35.3			40.3	51.5			45.7	$10,607
Albany Area Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	300 3rd Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 845-2171	59	9	6.4	32.2%	51 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Albany Elementary	Public	1-5	10 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 845-2161	380	27	13.8	23.7%	357 (93.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	77.5	173^rd of 869 public elementary schools	80.1%		72.8	233^rd of 872 public elementary schools	73.3%	60	50.6	62.1	64.1		58.7	32.1	32.1	72.2	66.7	65.4		68.2	$10,474
Upsala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	181	12	14.9	35.4%	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	43.2	534^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.6%		58.7	386^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.7%	148	48.1	34.6	63.6	48.0	48.0	9.1	9.1	48.1	50.0	40.9	20.0	40.0	$9,597
Holdingford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 746-4462	589	43	13.7	31.6%	564 (95.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	80.4	144^th of 869 public elementary schools	83.4%		82.3	120^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.2%	24	67.4	57.5	62.4	62.8	62.5	36.0	36.0	78.7	81.2	48.2	46.0	63.7	$9,694
Swanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Degraff Ave	Swanville	56382	Morrison County	Swanville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 547-5100	215	16	13.7	41.4%	192 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	18.9	729^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.2	718^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.7%	11	40.7	20.0	35.3	35.5	31.8	2.9	2.9	48.1	25.0	8.8	22.6	25.0	$10,057
Avon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Avon Ave N	Avon	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-5300	264	21	12.8	18.6%	247 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	75.4	199^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.1%		77.4	174^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.0%	25	45.0	50.0	85.1		61.2	38.3	38.3	70.0	52.4	78.3		67.2	$10,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Melrose Elementary

What schools do graduates of Melrose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Melrose Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Melrose Middle
High : Melrose Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Melrose Elementary?

Students at Melrose Elementary are 61% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Melrose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Melrose Elementary.

Is Melrose Elementary a good school?

Melrose Elementary ranks 400^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Melrose Elementary in?

Melrose Public School District

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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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