Melrose High High School
360 Lynn Fells Parkway
Melrose MA, 02176, Middlesex County
Phone: 781-979-2200
Ranking: (123 out of 298, top 41%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Melrose School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 70 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 65 | |||||||
Total Students: | 933 | 942 | 1,026 | 984 | 951 | 927 | 906 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 235 | 25.2% | 241 | 25.6% | 270 | 26.3% | 248 | 25.2% | 230 | 24.2% | 243 | 26.2% | 216 | 23.8% |
Grade 10: | 238 | 25.5% | 236 | 25.1% | 245 | 23.9% | 235 | 23.9% | 257 | 27.0% | 226 | 24.4% | 225 | 24.8% |
Grade 11: | 230 | 24.7% | 234 | 24.8% | 233 | 22.7% | 264 | 26.8% | 235 | 24.7% | 228 | 24.6% | 231 | 25.5% |
Grade 12: | 228 | 24.4% | 229 | 24.3% | 277 | 27.0% | 237 | 24.1% | 229 | 24.1% | 229 | 24.7% | 234 | 25.8% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 422 | 45.2% | 441 | 46.8% | 493 | 48.1% | 476 | 48.4% | 469 | 49.3% | 453 | 48.9% | 410 | 45.3% |
Female: | 511 | 54.8% | 501 | 53.2% | 533 | 51.9% | 508 | 51.6% | 482 | 50.7% | 474 | 51.1% | 468 | 51.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 38 | 4.1% | 33 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.9% | 38 | 3.9% | 24 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 3.5% | 42 | 4.5% | 53 | 5.2% | 23 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.4% |
Black: | 62 | 6.6% | 62 | 6.6% | 68 | 6.6% | 67 | 6.8% | 66 | 6.9% | 62 | 6.7% | 63 | 7.0% |
White: | 758 | 81.2% | 758 | 80.5% | 818 | 79.7% | 816 | 82.9% | 814 | 85.6% | 799 | 86.2% | 781 | 86.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.5% | 15 | 1.6% | 22 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.4% | 8 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 37 | 4.0% | 31 | 3.3% | 22 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 14.6% | 150 | 15.9% | 125 | 12.2% | 126 | 12.8% | 86 | 9.0% | 92 | 9.9% | 92 | 10.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 3.3% | 34 | 3.6% | 47 | 4.6% | 45 | 4.6% | 33 | 3.5% | 36 | 3.9% | 30 | 3.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.39 | 13.16 | 15.06 | 14.92 | 15.07 | 14.30 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 77.6% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 82% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 85% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 89% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 93% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 94% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 64.5% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 62% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 72% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 79% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 80% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 77% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 88% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 64% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 80% | 74% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 76% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 95% | 90% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 91% | 88% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 83% | 83% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 35% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 42% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 53% | 52% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 34% | 33% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 49% | 49% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 40% | 40% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Melrose High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.