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If you could change one rule at Melrose Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG CITY SD·NCES 421158007483
Melrose School
2041 Berryhill St, Harrisburg, PA 17104 · (717) 703-1440 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
113%
605 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
18.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 10.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Melrose School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,307 of 1,511 ▲ 89 | #30 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,384 of 1,511 ▲ 80 | #31 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #424 of 1,638 | #9 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,395 of 1,528 | #34 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #231 of 1,531 | #16 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 113% | #20 of 1,600 | #1 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #488 of 1,045 | #5 of 17 |
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
536
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 536 | 33.5 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 35.5 | 17.0:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 35.2 | 16.9:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 43.1 | 14.4:1 | 86% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 79% (492) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Melrose School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (622 to 536); teachers down 22% (43.1 to 33.5).
About Melrose School
Melrose School is an elementary school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It has an enrollment of 536 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
A total of 12 schools make up Harrisburg City SD, with 6,462 students enrolled.
The student body at Melrose School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. Other groups include 37% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% White. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 33.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.0:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1.
Melrose School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school is in Dauphin County, where the median household earns about $76,242 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Melrose School shares Dauphin County with 74 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Melrose School is closest to Rowland Academy, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Melrose School as City: Small.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Melrose School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg City SD
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Camp Curtin AcademyMiddle · 724 students
- Benjamin Franklin SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Foose SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Scott at Lincoln SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Marshall Math Science AcademyMiddle · 408 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCombined · 29,320 students
- Reach Cyber CSCombined · 5,721 students
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Central Dauphin East SHSHigh · 1,573 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
Other Melrose schools
One other US public school is named Melrose. Melrose School is the largest of the 2.
- MELROSESAINT LOUIS PARK, MN · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Rowland Academy0.3 mi · 353
- Marshall Math Science Academy0.6 mi · 408
- Harrisburg High School0.7 mi · 1,343
- Sylvan Heights Science CS0.8 mi · 217
- Foose School0.8 mi · 522
- Scott at Lincoln School0.9 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Melrose SchoolHow many students attend Melrose School?
Melrose School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades KG-05.
Is Melrose School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Melrose School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Melrose School have?
Melrose School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Melrose School?
Melrose School reports a student body of 4% White, 46% Hispanic, 37% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Melrose School?
Melrose School is overseen by Harrisburg City SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.