Melrose School
2041 Berryhill St
Harrisburg PA, 17104, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-703-1440
Ranking: 
(2,289 out of 2,311, bottom 1%)*
(2,289 out of 2,311, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Harrisburg City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
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: | NA | NA | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 469 | 483 | 493 | 413 | 375 | 398 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 73 | 14.8% | 75 | 18.2% | 60 | 16.0% | 49 | 12.3% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 48 | 10.2% | 83 | 17.2% | 61 | 12.4% | 47 | 11.4% | 38 | 10.1% | 51 | 12.8% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 90 | 19.2% | 72 | 14.9% | 63 | 12.8% | 50 | 12.1% | 49 | 13.1% | 46 | 11.6% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 61 | 13.0% | 72 | 14.9% | 68 | 13.8% | 60 | 14.5% | 38 | 10.1% | 52 | 13.1% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 79 | 16.8% | 71 | 14.7% | 57 | 11.6% | 47 | 11.4% | 43 | 11.5% | 56 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 71 | 15.1% | 59 | 12.2% | 58 | 11.8% | 42 | 10.2% | 51 | 13.6% | 48 | 12.1% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 69 | 14.7% | 59 | 12.2% | 59 | 12.0% | 44 | 10.7% | 54 | 14.4% | 50 | 12.6% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 50 | 10.7% | 65 | 13.5% | 50 | 10.1% | 43 | 10.4% | 39 | 10.4% | 44 | 11.1% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 229 | 48.8% | 255 | 52.8% | 260 | 52.7% | 205 | 49.6% | 195 | 52.0% | 211 | 53.0% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 240 | 51.2% | 228 | 47.2% | 233 | 47.3% | 200 | 48.4% | 172 | 45.9% | 183 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 15 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 137 | 29.2% | 133 | 27.5% | 95 | 19.3% | 74 | 17.9% | 53 | 14.1% | 51 | 12.8% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 292 | 62.3% | 311 | 64.4% | 357 | 72.4% | 305 | 73.8% | 285 | 76.0% | 298 | 74.9% |
| White: | NA | NA | 20 | 4.3% | 21 | 4.3% | 33 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.5% | 33 | 8.8% | 44 | 11.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 366 | 78.0% | 389 | 80.5% | 392 | 79.5% | 301 | 72.9% | 341 | 90.9% | 360 | 90.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 18 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.7% | 21 | 4.3% | 26 | 6.3% | 22 | 5.9% | 30 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.62 | 14.43 | 14.47 | 13.00 | 11.00 | 12.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 44% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 35% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 37.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 41.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 37.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 52.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 45.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 43.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 27% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 28.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 43.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 39.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 39.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 40.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 40.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 30.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 26.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 34.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 41.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 32.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 21.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 23.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 25.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 31% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 27.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 22.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 33% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 33.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 30.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 35% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 28.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 16.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 18.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 18.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 20.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 20.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 24.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | 28.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 34.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 35.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 34.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 21.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 27.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 20.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 17.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 17.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 16.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 20.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 23.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 29.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 26.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 21.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 27.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 24% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 25.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 32% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 37% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 19.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 22.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 28.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 39% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 42% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 32.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 21.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 24.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 28.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 28.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 29% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 25% | 68.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 21.1% | 62.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 26.8% | 64.1% |
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* Melrose School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.