Schools in Zip Code 88124

Zip code 88124 covers Melrose, New Mexico, a small community served by three public schools — Melrose Elementary (PK–5), Melrose Junior (6–8), and Melrose High (9–12) — all part of Melrose Public Schools, all at 100 Missouri Ave, and together enrolling 271 students.

Each school's standout area is different, so no single campus is strong across every subject. Melrose Elementary's clearest strength is English language arts: its all-grades result of 53.57% beats both the district (45.97%) and the state (43.34%), and every reported grade level is above the state figure. Its math is the clearest weakness in the data at 19.64%, below district and state, and its overall rank slipped to 87th of 346 (75th percentile, 4 stars). Melrose Junior's bright spot is math, above district and state, including a 6th-grade math result of 50% versus the state's 31.89%; its ELA (38.3%) falls below district and state. Melrose High's current 11th-grade ELA (45%) and science (40%) are both above state, but its rank dropped from 13th of 131 with 5 stars to 49th of 132 with 3 stars, and its math is suppressed, meaning unknown rather than weak.

Across all three schools, ELA proficiency fell noticeably from the prior year — elementary from 63.64% to 53.57%, middle from 71.01% to 38.3%, and high school SAT ELA from 80% to 45% — while high school science dropped from 66.67% to 40%. Because the district enrolls only 271 students, grade-level cohorts are tiny, so percentages can swing sharply on a few students, and many values are suppressed by the state to protect privacy. Free or reduced-price lunch rates are near universal (98.33%, 100%, and 98.73%), and reported student-teacher ratios are low (7.9:1 elementary, 8.5:1 junior high), suggesting small classes.