Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272055003367
MELROSE MIDDLE
546 5TH AVE NE, MELROSE, MN 56352 · (320) 256-5160 · Stearns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
116 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MELROSE MIDDLE→MELROSE SECONDARY
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
-11 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
% White
68%
was 71%
% Hispanic
30%
was 26%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MELROSE MIDDLE
MELROSE MIDDLE operates as a close-knit 6-8 campus in MELROSE, Minnesota, operated by MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 296 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so MELROSE MIDDLE sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.
Within MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,313 students, MELROSE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, MELROSE MIDDLE records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
Looking at school resources, MELROSE MIDDLE logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, MELROSE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.
In the surrounding community, Stearns County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), MELROSE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
MELROSE SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around MELROSE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MELROSE MIDDLE at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 40.4%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for MELROSE MIDDLE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MELROSE ELEMENTARYElementary · 512 students
- MELROSE SECONDARYHigh · 505 students
Other schools in MELROSE
- MELROSE ELEMENTARYElementary · 512 students
- MELROSE SECONDARYHigh · 505 students
- WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-2Elementary · 50 students
- WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 21 students
- BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST.Combined · 10 students
- WCED Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- MELROSE SECONDARY0.0 mi · 505
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 512
- BEACON PROGRAM W CENTRAL ED. DIST.0.7 mi · 10
- WEST CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT B-20.7 mi · 50
- WEST CENTRAL AREA LEARNING CENTER0.7 mi · 21
- Sauk Centre Middle7.4 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About MELROSE MIDDLEHow large is MELROSE MIDDLE?
MELROSE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 06-08.
Is MELROSE MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MELROSE MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MELROSE MIDDLE have?
MELROSE MIDDLE employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at MELROSE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at MELROSE MIDDLE are roughly 68% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MELROSE MIDDLE?
MELROSE MIDDLE is overseen by MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Stearns County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.