Melrose Public Schools

Melrose Public Schools is a small New Mexico district serving 271 students across three schools — Melrose Elementary (PK–5, 120 students), Melrose Junior (6–8, 72 students), and Melrose High (9–12, 79 students) — with no alternative school. It is a high-poverty district, with free/reduced lunch rates of roughly 98% to 100% at every school. The district is ranked 31 of 87 in New Mexico, in the 64th percentile with 3 stars.

Each school has a distinct profile. Melrose Elementary is the ELA standout: All Grades ELA is 53.57% proficient, above the district's 46.6% and the state's 44.66%, with 4th grade ELA at 66.67% versus the state's 50.89%. Its All Grades math, however, is 19.64%, below district 25.24% and state 27.85%, a reported decline from 34.09% the prior year. Melrose Junior is the mirror image: All Grades math is 31.91%, above district 25.24% and state 27.85%, including 50% in 6th grade math, while All Grades ELA is 38.3%, below district and state. Melrose High posts 11th grade ELA of 45% versus the state's 36.78% and 11th grade science of 40% versus the state's 34.27%; high school math is suppressed by the state, so it is unknown. The high school reported a 91.8% graduation rate for 2023–2024.

Rank histories show volatility alongside pockets of consistency. Melrose Junior earned 4 stars in each of the three available years, with percentiles of 80, 89, and 89. Melrose Elementary slipped from the 91st and 92nd percentiles to the 75th, and Melrose High fell from the 90th percentile and 5 stars to the 63rd percentile and 3 stars. With enrollments of 120, 72, and 79, a few students can shift percentages substantially, and suppressed figures — elementary and junior high science, and high school math — remain unknown rather than evidence of weakness.