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Melrose High

Public Grades 9-12
49th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 132 New Mexico High Schools
Better than 63% of New Mexico high schools
Summary

Melrose High is a small public high school in Melrose, NM, serving 79 students in grades 9–12 as part of Melrose Public Schools in a rural area about 15 miles from Floyd High. Because it is small, one class can cause large swings in test scores and rankings, and the state suppresses some values to protect student privacy. Melrose High has historically ranked well above the state median: it was 13th of 131 schools (90th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025, but its latest 2025–2026 result is 49th of 132 (63rd percentile, 3 stars). That recent dip is noticeable, though earlier years often showed 4 or 5 stars.

Graduation outcomes are a clear strength. Melrose High’s 2023–2024 graduation rate was 91.8%, well above the state’s 78.0%. Floyd High’s most recent reported rate was 74.0% in 2022–2023, below the state that year, though the years do not align exactly. In 2025–2026, Melrose High’s 11th-grade language arts score was 45% versus the state’s 36.78%, and science was 40% versus 34.02%. Its SAT School Day English language arts score was 45% versus 37.07%. Math scores are suppressed for that year, so current math performance cannot be assessed. Floyd High reported 70% in 11th-grade science, compared with Melrose High’s 40%; both are above the state’s roughly 34%, but this is a small cohort and should be treated as a signal, not a definitive gap.

Melrose High’s free/reduced lunch rate jumped from about 24% in 2023–2024 to 98.73% in 2024–2025, which likely reflects a reporting or program change rather than a sudden demographic shift. Even so, its low-income subgroup ranked 7th of 115 schools statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025. Student-teacher ratios are harder to compare because Melrose High’s 2024–2025 value is missing; its 2023–2024 ratio was 14.9, while Floyd High reported 4.1 in 2024–2025, an unusually low figure. Overall, Melrose High has strong graduation and above-state English language arts and science results, but its latest ranking has softened and some current data are suppressed. Compared with Floyd High, Melrose High has stronger historical rankings and graduation evidence; Floyd High’s clearest recent advantage is 11th-grade science.

79
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,843
Per pupil spending ?
39.2%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.
 100 Missouri Ave
       Melrose, NM  88124

(575) 253-4267

District: Melrose Public Schools


Feeder schools for Melrose High:

Elementary:    Melrose Elementary
Middle:    Melrose Junior
Racial breakdown:

White:
69.6%
Hispanic:
20.3%
Two or more races:
8.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (42% vs 28% meeting standards)
✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (78%)
✓Above the New Mexico median (63rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
New Mexico avg28%
49th of 132
New Mexico public high schools ?
Top 37%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From top 9% (2016) to top 37% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
31st of 87Melrose Public Schools 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202654.049 of 13262.9%★★★☆☆
202592.413 of 13190.1%★★★★★
202483.524 of 17286.0%★★★★☆
202377.637 of 17078.2%★★★★☆
202260.951 of 17771.2%★★★★☆
201977.027 of 18185.1%★★★★☆
201881.226 of 18285.7%★★★★☆
201789.215 of 15890.5%★★★★★
201684.317 of 18590.8%★★★★★
201567.238 of 19380.3%★★★★☆
201480.426 of 19886.9%★★★★☆
201365.350 of 17771.8%★★★★☆
201266.742 of 16374.2%★★★★☆
201180.425 of 15784.1%★★★★☆
201091.411 of 15492.9%★★★★★
200936.493 of 15138.4%★★☆☆☆
200872.535 of 14676.0%★★★★☆
200776.627 of 15082.0%★★★★☆
200670.837 of 13472.4%★★★★☆
200587.511 of 12991.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202375.130 of 14379.0%★★★★☆
202234.395 of 15739.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202285.416 of 15089.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202595.67 of 11593.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202480.620 of 15086.7%★★★★☆
202277.230 of 15981.1%★★★★☆
201959.544 of 15170.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202655.141 of 11765.0%★★★☆☆
202480.022 of 13683.8%★★★★☆
202363.746 of 15770.7%★★★★☆
202239.281 of 13339.1%★★☆☆☆
201953.746 of 10957.8%★★★☆☆
201862.141 of 11564.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2022)89th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2024)87th percentile~ school
Female (2023)79th percentile~ school
White (2026)65th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts45%+8 vs state
Science40%+6 vs state

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Students at Melrose High are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Melrose High ranks 49th of 132 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Melrose High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Melrose Elementary
Middle : Melrose Junior

In the 2024-25 school year, 79 students attended Melrose High.

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Latest New Mexico data All new data »
2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


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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