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Melrose Elementary School

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Melrose Elementary School ranks 473 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Melrose Elementary School is a K–4 school in Wooster, OH, serving 251 students as part of the Wooster City district, which makes it the smallest school in this comparison group of nearby elementary schools. Its 2025–26 rank is 473rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 70th percentile, with 3 stars — a sizable jump from the 39th percentile (2 stars) in 2022–23, when it ranked 970th. That 31-point percentile gain over three years is one of the most notable improvement trends among nearby schools.

In 2025–26, Melrose's proficiency rates were above the state average in all four tested areas: 3rd-grade math at 67.2%, 3rd-grade ELA at 71.2%, 4th-grade math at 84.9%, and 4th-grade ELA at 81.1%. Fourth grade is the standout. Its math results are 7.2 points above the Wooster City district and 17.6 points above the state, while its ELA results are 12.7 points above the district and 19.3 points above the state. That 4th-grade ELA figure is second only to Norwayne Elementary School among nearby schools. Third grade is the relative weak spot — still above the state, but below the district and behind nearby schools such as Kean Elementary School, Parkview Elementary School, and Dalton Elementary School.

Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength: it fell from 15.7% in 2021–22 to 7.8% in 2025–26, which is 5.7 percentage points below the district rate and lower than most nearby schools except Kean, Dalton, and Green Elementary School. The school's low-income student subgroup ranked at the 91st percentile statewide with 5 stars in 2025–26, far above the school's overall 70th percentile — a strong sign of effectiveness, especially since about 53% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, a higher share than at several higher-ranked nearby schools. Melrose is not the top-ranked school in its area, as Kean and Norwayne Elementary School rank higher, but it is improving quickly, with 4th-grade results and low-income student performance as its most distinctive strengths.

251

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,496

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1641 Sunset Ln
Wooster, OH 44691-1823

(330) 345-6434

District: Wooster City

Students who attend Melrose Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle School
High:	Wooster High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Wooster City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg73%

Ohio avg64%

473^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Wooster City

264^th of 773Wooster City among Ohio 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	473 of 1560	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	682 of 1558	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	818 of 1577	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	970 of 1596	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	951 of 1588	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	901 of 1610	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	550 of 1676	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	906 of 1636	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.6	633 of 1651	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.9	602 of 1678	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	626 of 1684	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.9	159 of 1687	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	73.5	482 of 1701	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	81 of 1709	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	143 of 1686	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	77.2	315 of 1662	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	358 of 1610	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	83.3	118 of 1582	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	141 of 1609	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	68 of 1504	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	72.5	396 of 1501	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	435 of 1471	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.9	564 of 1021	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	558 of 1452	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	607 of 1452	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	922 of 1466	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	894 of 1483	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	809 of 1488	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	877 of 1467	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	454 of 1502	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	799 of 1518	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	56.6	448 of 759	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	134 of 1467	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	50.3	805 of 1473	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	927 of 1484	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1062 of 1447	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1079 of 1419	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.3	621 of 1404	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	708 of 1465	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	1021 of 1465	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	349 of 1467	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	703 of 1466	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	598 of 1485	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	969 of 1498	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1040 of 1518	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	841 of 1499	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	490 of 1535	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	929 of 1536	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	559 of 1181	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	686 of 1175	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	896 of 1190	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1024 of 1215	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	988 of 1242	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	956 of 1249	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.7	489 of 1271	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	742 of 1309	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2018)45th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)41st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+14 vs state

Mathematics76%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Melrose Elementary School	Public	K-4	1641 Sunset Ln	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 345-6434	251	14	17.6	53.0%	178 (70.9%)	7 (2.8%)	32 (12.7%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	73.4	473^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	69.7%		62.5	682^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	56.2%	209		67.2	84.9		71.2	81.1		$14,496
Kean Elementary School	Public	K-4	432 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 345-6634	313	16	19.5	29.7%	275 (87.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	84.3	176^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.7%		76.8	392^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	74.8%	216		92.4	84.8		91.0	72.7		$14,338
Cornerstone Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 W Bowman St	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 262-9666	347	22	15.8	79.5%	285 (82.1%)	12 (3.5%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	44.3	977^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.4%		41.2	1012^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.0%	35		58.2	64.7		55.7	54.4		$13,614
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	773 Parkview Dr	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 262-3821	264	15	17.7	50.4%	222 (84.1%)	9 (3.4%)	12 (4.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	73.9	459^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.6%		59.2	747^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.1%	288		78.6	78.1		78.9	68.3		$15,467
Triway Elementary School	Public	K-5	3203 Shreve Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Triway Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 264-6252	352	19	18.5		310 (88.1%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	79	325^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.2%		78.7	343^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	78.0%	18	81.7	73.7	81.3	89.9	77.9	69.1	87.3	$19,911
Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Smithie Drive	Smithville	44677	Wayne County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 669-3501	524	28	18.6		440 (84.0%)	12 (2.3%)	43 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	72.9	483^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	69.0%		74	452^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	71.0%	31	83.9	81.6	82.4	65.2	64.4	67.1	83.9	$11,945
Orrville Elementary School	Public	K-4	605 Mineral Springs St	Orrville	44667	Wayne County	Orrville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 682-1851	514	36	14.2	56.0%	356 (69.3%)	20 (3.9%)	73 (14.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.3%)	52.2	856^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.1%		58	760^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.2%	96		64.0	76.5		57.0	55.1		$12,905
Waynedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9052 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Waynedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 698-3111	459	34	13.5	44.7%	419 (91.3%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	56.3	787^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.6%		54.3	825^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.0%	38	54.7	53.6	64.4	53.3	81.2	65.8	74.7	$15,267
Norwayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S. Main Street	Creston	44217	Wayne County	Norwayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 435-6383	539	29	18.4	40.6%	507 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	82.9	216^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.2	250^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.0%	34	87.3	72.8	92.0	74.7	85.9	85.3	83.3	$11,087
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7334 N Elyria Rd	West Salem	44287	Wayne County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 846-3519	632	37	16.8	43.7%	597 (94.5%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	79.7	310^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.1%		78.5	353^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	77.3%	43	77.1	79.7	92.3	86.7	75.9	76.0	77.1	$12,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Melrose Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Melrose Elementary School?

Students at Melrose Elementary School are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Melrose Elementary School in?

Wooster City

Is Melrose Elementary School a good school?

Melrose Elementary School ranks 473^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Melrose Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Melrose Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle School
High : Wooster High School

How many students attend Melrose Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Melrose Elementary School.

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