Melrose

Summary:

The Melrose school district in New Mexico is home to three standout schools: Melrose Elementary, Melrose High, and Melrose Junior. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and have earned impressive rankings and ratings within the state.

Melrose Elementary stands out with its 5-star SchoolDigger rating and ranking as the 30th best elementary school in New Mexico. The school excels in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 63.64% of students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 44.19%. Additionally, Melrose Elementary maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1, which may contribute to its academic success.

Melrose High is also a high-performing school, ranked 13th out of 131 New Mexico high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's standout achievement is its exceptional ELA proficiency, with 80% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better, more than double the state's 38.44% average. Melrose High also maintains a respectable 78% four-year graduation rate.

District Detail

100 Missouri Ave
Melrose, NM 88124

(575) 253-4269

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 271

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Melrose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4269	120	15	7.9	98.3%	84 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)	88.7	30^th of 345 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.4	33^rd of 413 public elementary schools	92.0%	3				57.9	71.4	63.6				63.6			34.1	$13,204
Melrose High	Public	9-12	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4267	79	6	14.9	98.7%	55 (69.6%)	1 (1.3%)	16 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	92.4	13^th of 131 public high schools	90.1%		83.5	24^th of 172 public high schools	86.0%	11	80.0		66.7											$22,843
Melrose Junior	Public	6-8	100 Missouri Ave	Melrose	88124	Curry County	Melrose	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 253-4269	72	8	8.5	100.0%	46 (63.9%)	1 (1.4%)	23 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	86.4	21^st of 192 public middle schools	89.1%		72.1	18^th of 165 public middle schools	89.1%	3		63.0					73.9	63.2	74.1	71.0	47.8	37.0	33.3	$20,360

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Floyd	15.4 mi	3	26^th
House	21.72 mi	3
Clovis	22.16 mi	16	57^th
Portales	23.22 mi	6	51^st
Grady	32.19 mi	4

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.