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Melrose Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
30th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 91% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Melrose Elementary is a public elementary school located in Melrose, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 135 students. The school consistently performs well above the state average in academic assessments and has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 100 elementary schools in New Mexico for the past several years.

Melrose Elementary excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, Hispanic students, and students of low socioeconomic status. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 63.64% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and 34.09% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.19% and 26.81%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain grade levels, with 4th-grade students achieving 71.43% proficiency in ELA, significantly higher than the state average of 47.55%.

While the nearby Floyd Elementary school in the Floyd district also performs well above the state average, Melrose Elementary's exceptional results and consistent high ranking suggest that the school may have unique strategies or resources that contribute to its outstanding academic achievement.

120
Students ?
7.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,204
Per pupil spending ?
98.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 100 Missouri Ave
       Melrose, NM  88124

(575) 253-4269

District: Melrose


Students who attend Melrose Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Melrose Junior
High:    Melrose High
Racial breakdown:

White:
70.0%
Hispanic:
22.5%
Two or more races:
7.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (49% vs 35% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 9% of New Mexico elementary schools
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 91st (2025) from a 49th-percentile low (2015)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg51%
New Mexico avg35%
30th of 345
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Top 9%▲ up 42 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to top 9% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 82Melrose among New Mexico districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202588.730 of 34591.3%★★★★★
202489.433 of 41392.0%★★★★★
202374.099 of 43577.2%★★★★☆
202266.898 of 42076.7%★★★★☆
201968.8103 of 39674.0%★★★★☆
201865.4110 of 38371.3%★★★★☆
201765.0100 of 37473.3%★★★★☆
201658.3136 of 41066.8%★★★☆☆
201542.2215 of 42148.9%★★☆☆☆
201493.514 of 44296.8%★★★★★
201380.661 of 41285.2%★★★★☆
201277.068 of 39882.9%★★★★☆
201187.440 of 40290.0%★★★★★
201088.624 of 41994.3%★★★★★
200974.777 of 41181.3%★★★★☆
200883.647 of 40588.4%★★★★☆
200787.632 of 39892.0%★★★★★
200676.571 of 39081.8%★★★★☆
200582.547 of 38987.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202492.028 of 39893.0%★★★★★
202380.767 of 39082.8%★★★★☆
202293.318 of 39595.4%★★★★★
201982.335 of 34389.8%★★★★★
201871.371 of 33979.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202486.736 of 38490.6%★★★★★
202336.0261 of 39533.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202590.922 of 32593.2%★★★★★
202497.314 of 35696.1%★★★★★
202355.3184 of 42656.8%★★★☆☆
202274.443 of 41089.5%★★★★☆
201980.042 of 36188.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202477.265 of 39783.6%★★★★☆
202364.9133 of 41467.9%★★★☆☆
202268.273 of 39281.4%★★★★☆
201863.095 of 33371.5%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202283.71 of 5098.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202258.341 of 13268.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202584.133 of 30489.1%★★★★☆
202481.139 of 33988.5%★★★★☆
202369.6111 of 41373.1%★★★★☆
202241.2197 of 32539.4%★★☆☆☆
201981.117 of 19991.5%★★★★★
201842.0112 of 18740.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
Military Connected (2022)98th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school
Female (2024)93rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)91st percentile~ school
White (2025)89th percentile~ school
Male (2024)84th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2022)69th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts64%+19 vs state
Mathematics34%+7 vs state

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Students who attend Melrose Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Melrose Junior
High : Melrose High

Students at Melrose Elementary are 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Melrose Elementary.

Yes. Melrose Elementary ranks in the top 8.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.


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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.

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