Melrose Public Schools

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Melrose Public Schools
Location
Melrose, Massachusetts
Greater Boston
District information
TypePublic School district
Grades PK – 12
SuperintendentJohn Macero (interim)
Budget$38,619,040 (FY22) [1]
Students and staff
Students3,748 (FY22) [2]
Other information
Website www.melroseschools.com

Melrose Public Schools is the school district for Melrose, Massachusetts. The district controls several schools in the city and is led by superintendent John Macero (interim). Its offices are located at 360 Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose.

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History

Public schooling in the area that is currently Melrose was initially under the control of the City of Malden. In 1850, the north end of Malden broke off and became the Town of Melrose, eventually becoming the City of Melrose in 1900. At the time of its separation, Melrose contained several small schoolhouses dispersed around the town. [3] These schoolhouses formed the beginnings of Melrose Public Schools.

School Committee

The current members of the Melrose school committee are Lizbeth DeSelm, Paul Brodeur (Mayor), Margaret Raymond Driscoll (Vice Chair), Ed O’Connell (Chair), John Obremski, Jen McAndrew, and Jennifer Razi-Thomas. [4] School committee meetings are televised on local public-access television station MMTV and recordings are available on the MMTV website. [5]

District Attendance
YearPop.±%
1925 3,221—    
1980 5,514+71.2%
1985 4,351−21.1%
1990 3,822−12.2%
1995 3,497−8.5%
2000 3,497+0.0%
2005 3,593+2.7%
2010 3,767+4.8%
2015 3,725−1.1%
2021 3,748+0.6%
Sources:, [6] [7] - Melrose Public Schools [8] [9]

Current schools

NameTypeEnrollment (FY22) [2] AddressYear openedNotes
Franklin Early Childhood Center 19816 Franklin Street1897 [3] Rebuilt in 1966. [10] Former elementary school.
Herbert Clark Hoover Elementary 29737 Glendower Road1966 [10] Modular classrooms added in 2017. [11]
Horace MannElementary26740 Damon Avenue1949 [10] Addition in 1956. [10] Renovated in 2017. [11]
Abraham LincolnElementary40480 West Wyoming Avenue1896Renovated and expanded in 2000 [10]
Theodore RooseveltElementary417253 Vinton Street1924Rebuilt in 2002 [10]
John WinthropElementary398162 First Street1926 [10] Addition in 1956. [10] Modular classrooms added in 2017. [11]
Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Middle 844350 Lynn Fells Parkway1933Built as Melrose High School. Middle school since 1975. Rebuilt 2007. [12]
Melrose High School High 923360 Lynn Fells Parkway1975

Former schools

NameAddressYear openedYear closedFateNotesRef
Calvin Coolidge585 Main Street18981981 [13] Coolidge ApartmentsBuilt as Melrose High School. Addition in 1909. Converted to elementary school in 1932. [3]
ConverseWashington Street1885— [3]
Decius Beebe263 West Foster Street1956 [14] 2004 [15] Leased to SEEM CollaborativeAddition in 1963 [10]
Mary A. Livermore Between Lebanon Street/Main Street18911933 [16] Municipal parking lot [3]
D. W. GoochCorner Florence Street/Maple Street1886—Gooch ParkRenovated and expanded in 1892 [3]
Ripley94 Lebanon Street18912001Leased to SEEM CollaborativeOriginal Ripley School located at 29 Swains Pond Avenue. [17] Built at current location in 1924. Additions in 1930 and 1965. [10] [3]
Joseph WarrenCorner Melrose Street/Warren Street1892—Volunteer Park (Warren Street Park) [3]
Washington408 Lebanon Street1896—Condominiums [3]
WhittierCorner Franklin Street/Sargent Street1884—Dunton ParkOriginally Franklin School [3]
Melrose High School69 West Emerson St18691897Destroyed by fire in 1897Current site of Melrose Public Library [3]

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