Melrose’s public schools beat 66% of Minnesota districts
The public schools Melrose’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Melrose’s schools
Melrose runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Melrose runs its own schools through grade 12. Grove sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Melrose spends 14% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 14 students, compared with 15 statewide. Test scores ↓
Math is above the state; reading is just below
Reading proficiency is 50%, 3 points below the state. Math is 45%, 1 point above the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Melrose compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Melrose.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Every school in Melrose
9 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Melrose families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Melrose
There’s no college in Melrose, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Johns University in Collegeville, 21.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Melrose. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.