Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOSTER CITY·NCES 391003202030
Melrose Elementary School
1641 Sunset Ln, Wooster, OH 44691 · (330) 345-6434 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
133 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Based on grade levels within Wooster City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.7pp since 2021
Math
64.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 58.5% |
| 2022-23 | 60.9% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 62.1% | 49.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →
Schools most like Melrose Elementary School
Melrose Elementary School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Elementary School this school | 251 | 53.0% | 67.0% |
| Knollwood Elementary School Sheffield Village | 202 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Lake Elementary School Mentor On The Lake | 272 | 52.9% | 63.3% |
| Mark Twain Primary School Miamisburg | 254 | 55.1% | 71.3% |
| Kenwood Elementary School Bowling Green | 293 | 44.4% | 73.9% |
| Fairfield Elementary School Maumee | 318 | 44.7% | 79.3% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Melrose Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #508 of 673 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #815 of 1,569 ▲ 89 | #13 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #469 of 1,569 ▲ 162 | #6 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.4pp | #138 of 1,514 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #1,450 of 1,808 | #15 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #807 of 1,582 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #600 of 1,590 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #212 of 767 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #341 of 992 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
251
-26 (-9%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 251 | 14.2 | 17.6:1 | 53% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 14.3 | 17.1:1 | 55% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 48% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 16.4 | 18.5:1 | 45% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 48% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 19 | 19.6:1 | 42% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 20% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melrose Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (304 to 251); teachers down 13% (16.4 to 14.2).
About Melrose Elementary School
Melrose Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Wooster, Ohio. Enrolled students number 251 students, in kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for elementary schools in Ohio, which is about 404.
Wooster City is made up of 7 schools with 3,222 students in all.
Roughly 71% of students at Melrose Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 93% of Wayne County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Melrose Elementary School was 17.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Melrose Elementary School is -1.8 points: 67.0% actual, 68.8% predicted.
In the county around the school, Wayne County, the median household income is $73,574, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Wayne County is home to 45 public schools and about 14,479 public school students.
Edgewood Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Melrose Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Melrose Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Melrose Elementary School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 26 fewer students in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wooster City
- Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Cornerstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Kean Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Wooster Littlest Generals PreschoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Wooster
- Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Triway Middle SchoolMiddle · 364 students
- Triway High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- Wooster Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Cornerstone Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other Melrose Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Melrose Elementary. Melrose Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 10.
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 518 students
- MELROSE ELEMENTARYMELROSE, MN · 512 students
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 356 students
- Melrose ElementaryPlacentia, CA · 354 students
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMELROSE, FL · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Middle School0.9 mi · 704
- Kean Elementary School1.5 mi · 313
- Wooster High School1.6 mi · 1,182
- Wooster Littlest Generals Preschool2.3 mi · 161
- Cornerstone Elementary School2.3 mi · 347
- Parkview Elementary School2.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Melrose Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Melrose Elementary School?
Melrose Elementary School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Melrose Elementary School serve?
Melrose Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Melrose Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Melrose Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Melrose Elementary School?
At Melrose Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Melrose Elementary School public or private?
Melrose Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wooster City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.